Marriage #1362:
Urria Green and Emilia Amy widow of Edouard Higginbotham dec'd, 1855: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA
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[Transcriber's note:  Much of this is impossible to read.  I will note in brackets the
 places I am missing something]

State of Louisiana
 Parish of St. Landry

        To Mr. Raymond Curate in and for the Parish of St. Landry--
        You are hereby authorized and empowered to celebrate
the marriage of Mr. Urria Green with Mrs. Emilia Amy widow
Edouard Higginbotham dec'd both of the State of Louisiana
and Parish of St. Landry--
        The previous requirements of the Law having been
complied with.
            Clerk's office, September 28, 1855.
                    A. Dejean Jr. [I think] Clk
[witness name illegible.  I think first initial is Z, last name
 is long?]

[on the lower left side of the paper is a note I cannot read, and
 on the lower right side is another note which is lengthy and
 begins Urria Green is son of Solomon Green and Sarah
 Elizabeth Hays. in the next line all I can read is Amy widow
 of Edouard Higginbotham...  Sorry, that's all I can get from this
 document]
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[The marriage return is written in French, which I cannot read, it is
 however signed with X for Urria Green and Emilia Amy wrote her
 name.  Witnesses are L. M. Young, Jos. Harmon, and another
 Young whose first name I cannot read.  It is signed by G. Raymond.]
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    Know all men by these presents that
Urria Green as principal and Thelesphore [?] Amy
as security both of the State of Louisiana
and Parish of St. Landry are held and firmly
bound unto Paul C. Hebert governor of
the State of Louisiana and to his successors
in office in the sum of five hundred Dollars--
for which payment well and truly to be made
they bind themselves, their heirs executors and
administrators jointly and severally.
    In testimony whereof they have hereunto signed
at Opelousas the 28th day of September A.D.
1855.--
    The condition of the above obligation is such
that: Whereas the above bound Urria Green
has this day obtained license to marry Mrs.
Emilia Amy widow of Edouard Higginbotham dec'd
also of said Parish--
    Now if there should hereafter appear no legal
impediment to said marriage, then and in that
case the said obligation to be null and void
otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Witnesses                            Urria Green
[maybe Jab.] M. Portez            X his mark
Geo. Rogers                        Thelesphorde [?] Amy

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