1844, Jacob Harrell of Wythe County, VA

9 Dec 1844

9 Dec 1844; Know all men by these Presents, That we Jacob M. Harrell, Alexander Peirce & Daniel B. Sanders are held and firmly bound unto the Common Wealth of Virginia in the sum of two thousand dollars to which payment well and truly to be made to the said Governor and his Successors, we find ourselves our heirs &c jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals and dated this 9 day of December eighteen hundred and forty four.

The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Jacob Harrell is by the County Court of Wythe appointed a Constable in the 1st District in the said County of Wythe. If therefore the said Jacob Harrell do and shall well and truly discharge and perform the duties of his said office of Constable in the said County of Wythe during the time of his continuance in office, Then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force.

Signed Sealed and acknowledged In presence of the Court }

Jacob M. Harrell {Seal}
Alexander Peirce {Seal}
Daniel B. Sanders {Seal}

Virginia, At a Court held for Wythe County at the Courthouse on Monday, 9 December 1844
This Bond was entered into and acknowledged in Court and ordered to be recorded.

Teste,
J. P. Mathews, Cl