Bond:  Guardian Bonds for children of Samuel Harris, 1811
Source:  Nelson County Will Book A, Page 109
Contributed by:  Sylvia Ray (SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com)
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Know all men by these presents, that we John Burk, Stephen Henderson, Thomas Matthews, 
and William Burk are held and firmly bound unto John Jacobs, Jr., William Mosby, Asa 
Varnum, and William B. Jacobs, Gentlemen, Justices of the County Court of Nelson now 
sitting, in the sum of four hundred dollars to be paid to the said Justices or their 
successors in office, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, 
our heirs, and jointly and severally firmly by these presents.  Sealed with our seals 
and dated this 23rd day of March 1811.  The Condition of the above obligation is such 
that whereas the above bound John Burk is this day by the Court appointed Guardian to 
Joshua Harris and John Harris, orphans of Samuel Harris, deceased.  Now if the above 
bound John Burk shall well and truly save harmless and indemnify the said Justices in 
the aforesaid appointment and shall in every respect discharge his duty as a Guardian 
aforesaid, then the above obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and 
virtue.

Signed and Acknowledged                        John Burk  {seal}
in presence of:                                Stephen(His X Mark)Henderson {seal}
Charles Perrow, LTC                            Thomas Matthews  {seal}
                                               William Burk  {seal}

At a Court held for Nelson County the 25th day of March 1811.
This Bond was acknowledged in open Court by John Burk, Steven Henderson, Thomas Matthews, 
and William Burk, parties thereto, and ordered to be recorded.

                                       Teste:  Sp Garland, Clk
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