Swinney/Moore Marriage Bond, 1824

Know all men by these presents that we Joel Swinney and Benjamin
Moore ------- are held and firmly bound unto James 
Pleasants for Esquire Governor in chief magistrate of the Commonwealth
of Virginia in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to which payment
will and truly to be made to the said Governor and his successors in office 
for the use of the Commonwealth we bind ourselves and each of us and
each of our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severly 
firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this1th day of
November 1824

The Condition of this above obligation is such
that whereas the above bound Joel Swinney-----
hath this day obtained from the Clerk of the County Court
of Franklin a license for this intermarrriage with 
Nancy A. Moore ----- of the said County: Now if
there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage
then this above obligation to be void else to remain
in full force and virtue

Joel Sweenney     (seal)
Benjamin Moore (seal)
Robt. Dickerson


(Submitter note: Difficult to read.)

Submitted by Barbara Blackwell Locker <Swinfield9@aol.com>

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