Schley County GaArchives Photo Document.....Performance Bond-Homer Burton 
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Georgia
Schley County

We, H.W. Burton, as principle & C.F. Crisp as security, all of the county & 
state aforesaid acknowledge ourselves firmly bound unto:  R. Burton 
(chairman), W.J. Sears, J.C. Lasseter, S.E. Eason, Wm. Allen commissioners of 
Town Council of Ellaville, and their successors in office in the just sum of 
Two Hundred dollars (for the faithful performance of the office of Marshal of 
said town*** words in () crossed out) the following conditions.

The consideration of the above obligation is as follows.  Whereas said H.W. 
Burton has been appointed Marshal by said Comm'n of said town.  Now should the 
said H.W. Burton well and truly perform the duties required of him as Marshal, 
then the above obligation to be void otherwise of force.

This July 13th/70.

H.W. Burton {L.S.}
C.F. Crisp {L.S.}

Test (attest?)

J.N. Cheney, Clerk, S.C., S.C.

Additional Comments:
The above individuals are identified here as best I can.  H.W. Burton was 
Homer Burton, son of Robert Burton identified here as the chairman of the Town 
Council.  C. F. Crisp was Charles Frederick Crisp, attorney, judge, U.S. 
Congressman and later Speaker of the House of Representatives (pretty good 
security as a co-signer).  Wm. Allen, Civil War veteran and Sheriff of Schley 
County for a number of terms.  W.J. Sears was Wm. J. Sears, father of Dr. W.D. 
Sears and also a doctor.  He was instrumental in the founding of the Ellaville 
Baptist church and opened the first drug store in town.  He moved to 
Kissimmee, FL shortly after this.  Dr. John Newton Cheney, clerk of court, 
also physician.----Harris Hill

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