St Landry County Louisiana Archives Marriages.....Drake, Sarah - Nash, Thomas January 3, 1829 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jane Parker McManus essietippit@yahoo.com February 23, 2008, 5:37 am Submitter has copy unknown date State of Louisiana St. Landry Parish 3 January 1829 Thomas Nash son of Thomas Nash & Emily Slater, a native of the State of Mississippi, with Sally Drake daughter of John Drake & ____________ [blank], a native of Louisiana. /s/ James Bass, Security Thomas Gay, Esq. Juge [Judge] King I want you to grant my niece Sary [Sarah] Drake a license to marry Thomas Nash as I am the only gardeen [guardian] she has. She being an orphan given under my hand this 3rd day of January 1829. Aaron Dial [his X mark] Benj. Grubb James Bass – Sworn Know all men by these presents that Thomas Nash and James Bass, of the State of Louisiana and Parish of Saint Landry, are held and firmly bound unto Peter Derbigny Governor of the aforesaid State and to his successors in office, in the sum of three hundred dollars, for the true and faithful payment whereof they hereby bind themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators jointly and severally firm by these presents. Sealed with their seals and dated at Opelousas this third day of January Anno Domini 1829. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Thomas Nash has this day obtained License to marry Sarah Drake, of the aforesaid Parish. Now if there should be, or hereafter appear no legal impediment to the said marriage, then & in that case the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force & virtue. /s/ Thomas Nash (his seal) /s/ James Bass (his seal) Signed, sealed & delivered In presence of Ben. B. Jefferson File at: http://ftp.usgwarchives.org/pub/usgenweb/la/stlandry/vitals/marriages/drake130gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb