Marriage #37:
Philip Richard fils and Marcelite Stelly, 1823: Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA
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State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Landry
 
    This day the twenty eighth of August in the year one
thousand eight hundred and twenty three, before me George 
King Judge in and for the aforesaid Parish, personally appeared
Jean Baptiste Stelly of said Parish who acknowledged his
free and voluntary consent to the marriage of his daughter
Marcelite Stelly with Philip Richard fils--and has in testimo-
ny thereof hereunto signed and sealed with me the Judge 
aforesaid, the day and year above written at Opelousas in
presence of the undersigned Witness.

 
Witness                                Jean Bte. Stelly (seal)
James Ray                                   X his mark
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Know all men by these presents that Philip Richard fils, Philip
Richard pere' and Jean Baptiste Stelly, all of the State of
Louisiana and Parish of St. Landry are held and firmly bound
unto Thomas Bolling Robertson Governor of the aforesaid
State and to his successors in office in the sum of one thousand
dollars for the true and faithful payment whereof they and
each of them hereby bind themselves their heirs executors and 
administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents-
In testimony whereof they have hereunto signed and
affixed their seals at Opelousas this twenty eighth day
of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty three--
        The Condition of the above obligation is 
such that whereas the above bound Philip Richard fils has 
this day obtained license to marry Marcelite Stelly  - Now
if there should be or hereafter appear no legal impediment 
to the said marriage, then and in that case the above obliga-
tion to be null and of no effect, otherwise, to remain in full
force and virtue in Law.

Signed, sealed, acknowledged        Philip Richard fils (seal
and delivered in presence of                X his mark
 
James Ray                                    Philip Richard pere (seal)
                                                        X his mark
 
                                                    Jean Bte Stelly (seal)
                                                        X his mark

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