Marriage Bond for the Marriage of Littleberry Vest and Sally James
posted 3 January 1817
from a certified copy, Franklin Co., Virginia
[transcribed by Sandra Lake Lassen,
a 4th-great granddaughter of Littleberry and Sally (James) Vest]


Know all men by these Presents         Littleberry Vest & Joshua James

[words obscure]         bound unto Wilson C. Nicholas esquire Governor
Chief Magistrate of the CommonWealth of Virginia in the sum of one hundred
fifty Dollars current money of the United States,  the payment whereof well
and truly to be made to the said Governor and is successors for the use of
the CommonWealth we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our
heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these
Presents, Sealed with our Seals, and dated this 3d day of January 1817

	The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a
Marriage shortly intended to be had and Solemnized between the above bound
Littleberry Vest and Sally James

Now if there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage then
the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force & Virtue.

Witness				Berey Vest 	  [seal]		
	C. Tate			Joshua James 	  [seal]


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