Emily Powell and Nicholas McNutt Marriage Bond, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Diane Tynes Eckert
Date: November 26, 2005

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State Of Louisiana}
Parish Of Rapides } S.S.
Know All Men By These Presents, That We
Nicholas F McNutt as prinicipal, and
R C Hetherwick
as security, are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the State
of Louisiana, in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars,
the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and
administrators, jointly and severally by these presents.
Dated at Alexandria, the 8th Day of July A.D. 1868

Whereas, a license has been this day issued by the Clerk of the Dis-
trict Court in and for the Parish of Rapides, to unite in the Bond of
Matrimony the above bound Mr. Nicholas F McNutt 
and Miss Emelie Louisa Powell

Now Therefore, the conditions of the above obligation is such, that if
____ should exist no legal impediment to this alliance, then the said
obligation to be null and void, else to remainin full force and virtue.

Signed in presence of
J W Hickman              N F McNutt
Clerk                    R C Hetherwick

all witnesses of full age and resident in the said Parish and that then and there __
Mr. N F McNutt and Miss Emelie Louisa ____
having produced the License required by Law, signified their desire and intention, before us the said
Minister and witnesses, to be united in the State of Matrimony.

Whereupon after due proclamation made, and no impediment being suggested, they, the said
Mr N F McNutt and M Emelie Louisa Powel
were by me, the said D H Willis in the presence of the said 
witnesses, Joined In Wedlock according to the Laws of Louisiana, and by me
the said Minister duly pronounced to be Husband and Wife.

In Testimony Whereof, The Parties of the said marriage hereunto affix their signatures,
together with me the said Minister and the aforesaid Witnesses, on 
this 14 day of July, 1868 at John Smiths
in the Parish aforesaid.

Witnesses:
M D Nixon                     N F McNutt
John Smith                    Emelie Louisa Powell (x her mark)
J W McNutt                    D H Willis Sr.