John Stephens
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, John Stephens and Elijah Herndon, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the penal sum of four hundred dollars, current money, to the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, as witness our hands and seals, this 23 day of May 1842.
The condition of the above Obligation is such, That if the above bound, JOHN STEPHENS, his heirs, executors, and administrators, shall well and truly pay and deliver to John Stephens Jr., of whom he is appointed Guardian, all such estate as now is, or shall hereafter appear to be due from him to the said orphan when he shall attain to lawful age to demand the same, or when thereunto required by the Justices of the Campbell County Court for the time being, and also faithfully execute his office herein, in such a manner as to save harmless and indemnify the said Justices, their heirs, executors, and administrators, from all trouble and damage that about said estate may accrue, then the above obligation to be void-else to remain in full force and virtue.
Witness: J M Timberlake-DC, John Stephens Sr.
(X his mark), Elijah Herndon
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, John Stephens and Edward Morin, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the penal sum of four hundred dollars, current money, to the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, as witness our hands and seals, this 27 day of June 1842.
The condition of the above Obligation is such, That if the above bound, JOHN STEPHENS, his heirs, executors, and administrators, shall well and truly pay and deliver to Mary Ann Stephens, of whom he is appointed Guardian, all such estate as now is, or shall hereafter appear to be due from him to the said orphan when she shall attain to lawful age to demand the same, or when thereunto required by the Justices of the Campbell County Court for the time being, and also faithfully execute his office herein, in such a manner as to save harmless and indemnify the said Justices, their heirs, executors, and administrators, from all trouble and damage that about said estate may accrue, then the above obligation to be void-else to remain in full force and virtue.
Witness: Ben D Beall-DC, John Stephens Sr. (X his mark), Edward Morin