Guardianship Bond Jacob Godown, 1828

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Guardianship Bond
Jacob Godown & others
Ordinary February Term 1828

The court allows and approves the within --- security 7 other lettes to your accounting
	George Reex  David Stout  Dennis Myers---
	
Jonathan Kitchen Minor

Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Godown and Isaac Matthews both of the
County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey are holden and do stand indebted unto
His Excellency Isaac H. Williamson esquire, Governor and Ordinary of the State of
New Jersey, in the sum of two hundred and sixty seven dollars of current lawful money
of New Jersey, to be paid to the said Isaac H. Williamson his successors or assigns.  For 
the which payment well and truly to be made and done, we do bind ourselves, our heirs, 
executors, and administrators, and every of them jointly, severally and firmly, by these 
presents.  Sealed with our seal.  Dated this seventh day of February Annon Domini one 
thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.

Whereas, at an Orphans, Court, held this day at Flemington in and for the county of 
Hunterdon aforesaid, Jacob Godown was by the said Court appointed guardian of the 
person and estate of Jonathan Kitchen an Infant under the age of fourteen years, child of 
Charles Kitchen late of the county of Hunterdon deceased, as appears by the order of 
appointment 
of the said Orphans' Court, duly recorded in the Surrogate's Office, of the county of 
Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey.

Now, the condition of this obligation is such, That if the above Jacob Godown do and
shall take care of the person, estate and education of the said Infant, and of all writings 
and 
evidences touching his lands, and render the same to him by law when required, or
to such person or persons as by law are or maby be entitled to receive the same; and 
render 
a just and true account of the rents, issues, and profits of the real estate of the said Infant,
and in the mean time improve same his use and best advantage, and make no sale, nor 
commit any waste or destruction thereof or therein: then this obligation to be void, or else 
to stand
and remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, sealed and delivered 				Jacob Godown
in the presence of					Isaac Mattews

Adam C Davis