Bond
KNOW all men by these presents, that we, John Harper, Jonas Whitacre & Peter Young of the county of Warren and state of Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto the state of Ohio, in the sum of one hundred fifty dollars to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us jointly and severally, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents: Sealed with our seals at Lebanon, the 21st day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and 33.
The condition of the above obligation is such, that, whereas the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Warren, on the said 21st day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three granted letters of administration on the estate of Joseph Harper deceased, unto the above named John Harper.
Now, if the said John Harper, administrator of all and singular goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effects which were of the said Joseph Harper at the time of his decease, shall well and faithfully perform all the duties required of him by law, then this obligation to be void and of no effect, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.
(Signed)
John Harper (Seal)
Peter Young (Seal)
Jonas Whitacre (Seal)Signed, sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of J. K.
Wilds
Appointment of Appraisors
The state of Ohio, Warren County: Before me, Wm Crossen, a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, personally came Thomas Ireland, John Shawhan and Anson Brace appraisers of the estate of Joseph Harper Late of Salem Township in said county, deceased, and were sworn well and truly to appraise all the goods and chattels of said estate which shall be presented to them for appraisement and also to set off to the widow of said deceased such provisions or other property as they shall think reasonable for the support of herself and children twelve months from the time of death of the said deceased.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Oct 1833.
Wm Crosson, JP