Vier/Best Marriage Document, 1824

Know all men by these presents that we Anderson Viar and Abraham Jones are
held and firmly bound unto James Pleasants Jr., Esq. Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current
money of the United States to the payment whereof will and truly to be made to
the said governor and his successors for the use of the Commonwealth, we bind
ourselves and each of us, our, and each of our heirs, executors,
administrators, jointly and severally firmly, by these presents, sealed with
our seals and dated 29th day of April 1824. 


The condition of the above obligations is such that whereas there is a
marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound
Anderson Viar and Jane Vest. 


Now if there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the
above obligations to be void else to remain in full force. Anderson Viar
Abraham Jones 


The Clerk of Franklin County will issue a license to solemnize a marriage
between Anderson Viar and my daughter Jinsey (Jane). Berry Vest April 25, 1824

Contributed by SSpradling <SSpradling@aol.com>

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