Nesom/Brown Marriage, St. Helena Parish, La.
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Donald W. Johnson, Oct. 1998
File prepared by D.N. Pardue

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Matrimonial Bond

State of Louisiana -- Parish of St. Helena
Sixth Judicial District Court

Know All Men by these Presents, That we J.L. Brown as Principal, 
and M.R. Brown as security, are held and firmly bound unto the Clerk 
of said Court, and his assigns, in the sum of five hundred dollars,
to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our
heirs and assigns, etc.

WHEREAS, the above bound J.L. Brown has applied to said Clerk for 
a License to enter into the Bonds of Matrimony, with Miss Lou J. Nesom
which I will issue on the signing of this bond.

Now, the Conditions hereof are such, that if there is no legal imped-
iment to the celebration of said marriage and the same shall be solemn-
ized according to law, then the obligation to be void, else to remain
in full force.

Signed:

James L. Brown
M.R. Brown
??????
N.C. Deau (?)

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Matrimonial License

State of Louisiana - Parish of St. Helena
Sixth Judicial District Court

To [blank] Or any other person legally authorized to solemnize the Rites
of Matrimony between James L. Brown and Miss Lou J. Nesom, the formalities
and requisites of the law having been complied with this day.

Given under my hand and seal of office, this 6th day of February A.D., 1882

A.C. Deau (?)
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Handwritten on back of Bond/License

This is to certify that I have this day Feb. 8, 1882 joined together in the
bonds of matrimony J.L. Brown and L.J. Nesom.

I.W. Cooper, Minister

Witnesses:
James Brown
Lou Nesom
M.R. Brown
W. Green White
M.C. Newsom

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Also handwritten:

Matrimonial Bond

J.L. Brown to L.J. Nesom

Filed February 6, 1882

N.C. Deau, Clerk