WILLIAM
LUNSFORD
COUNTY
TRUSTEE BOND
COURT MINUTES, BOOK C
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8-10]
APRIL 5th, 1852
WILLIAM LUNSFORD
COUNTY
TRUSTEE BOND
April Term 1852
The
condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounden William Lunsford was on the first Saturday in March A. D.
1852 duly and legally elected Trustee of Lauderdale County aforesaid by the
qualified voters thereof as appears from the Certificate of the Sheriff of said
County.
Now
if the said William Lunsford shall safely keep
and faithfully pay out all moneys which shall be deposited in his hands by
virtue of his said office agreeable to the orders of the County Court of said County
made in pursuance of law, and faithfully discharge and perform the duties of
said office according to law in all things, then the above obligation to be
void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in open court
and approved by the same
April
5, 1852
James
A. Lackey, Chairman
William
Lunsford
Isaac M. Steele
George
Chipman
Wm. P. Gaines
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Dickason Jennings
Edmund Fitzpatrick
Jno. J. Nelson
Know
all men by these presents that we William Lunsford,
Isaac M. Steele, George Chipman, Wm. P. Gains,
Thos. Fitzpatrick, Dickerson Jennings, Edmund Fitzpatrick and John J. Nelson
---- all of the County of Lauderdale and State of Tennessee are held and firmly
bound unto said State of Tennessee in the penal sum of Two ---- Thousand
Dollars for the payment of which will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves
our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents.
Sealed
with our Seals and dated the 5th day of April, A. D. 1852.
The
condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounden William Lunsford was on the First Saturday in March, A. D.
1852, duly and legally elected Trustee of said
Now if the said William
Lunsford shall faithfully pay over according to law all money -----
of common schools then the above obligation void, otherwise to remain in full
force ---- virtue.
Signed sealed and acknowledged in open court
and approved by the same - April
James
A. Lackey, Chairman
William Lunsford
Isaac M. Steele
George Chipman
Wm P. Gaines
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Dickason Jennings
Edmund Fitzpatrick
Jno. J. Nelson
Which
said several bonds were duly --- and acknowledged in open court by all the ----
thereto and said bonds were approved --- court and ordered to be recorded ---
accordingly done. Whereupon the said William Lunsford was sworn according to law.
COURT MINUTES, BOOK C
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SEPTEMBER 5th, 1853
WILLIAM LUNSFORD
COUNTY TRUSTEE BOND
This day came here into
open court William Lunsford, Trustee of this
the County of Lauderdale together with Haulditch Hipp and Joseph Wardlaw for
his securities and entered into bond in the words and figures following (to
wit);
Know all men by these presents that we Williams
Lunsford and Haulditch Hipp and Joseph Wardlaw, all of the County of
Lauderdale, State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto said State of
Tennessee in the penal sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars, for the payment
of which will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and
administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents.
Sealed
with our seals and dated this 5th day of September 1853
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the
said William Lunsford is the duly and legally elected and qualified County
Trustee of said
Now if the said William Lunsford
shall faithfully pay over according to law all money s which shall come into
his hands on account of common schools then this obligation to be void,
otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
William Lunsford {Seal}
Haulditch
Hipp {Seal}
Joseph
Wardlaw {Seal}
Acknowledged and approved
by the court
Daniel
McLeod Chairman
Which said bond was
acknowledged in open court by all the parties hereto and was fully approved by
the court and ordered to be spread on the minutes.
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Lauderdale County Courthouse, Ripley,
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