Orange County
KNOW ALL MEN by there presents, That we ? hold James Essex & Jeremiah Holt are held and firmly bound unto John Taylor Chairman, and other Justices of the County Court of Orange in the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, Current Money, to be paid to the said Chairman or his successors, or other Justices of the said county of Orange. To the which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, Jointly & severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 25th day of February 1813.
The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden Michael Holt & James Essex Administrators of all and singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights an Credits of Michael Charles – deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of the deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, knowledge or possession of any person or persons for them and the same so made, do exhibit, or cause exhibited to our said County Court of Orange within ninety days after the date of these presents; and the same Goods, Chattels and Credits, and all other Goods, Chattels and Credits of the deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time hereafter shall come into the hands or possession of the said Michael Charles or into the hand or possessions of any other person or persons for them do well and true and just account of this said Administration, within the time required by act of Assemble, after the date of these presents, and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining in the hands of or due from said Administrators shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively, as the same shall become due, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act in that case made and provided. And if it shall appear that any will or testament was made by the deceased, and the executor or executors therein named, to exhibit the same in Court, making a request to have it allowed and approved of accordingly, if the said Michael Charles above bounden, being thereunto required, do render and delver the said Letters of Administration (approbation of such Testament being first had and made in said Court) then this obligation to be void, otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
J. Taylor
/s/ Michael Holt
/s/ James Essex
/s/ Jeremiah Holt