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</bibl> </taxonomy> </classDecl> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <langUsage> <language ident="eng">English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <keywords scheme="local"> <list> <item n="Topical"/> <item n="Topical"/> </list> </keywords> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change when="2012-07-18">APJ performed initial transcription and encoding</change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body> <div1 rend="handwritten"> <div2 rend="horizontal"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f15i0172_1.tiff"/> <p>Know all men by these presents that we <persName>Shepard <lb/> Smith</persName> principal and <persName>Isaac A Letcher</persName> and <persName>Saml T <lb/> M<hi rend="superscript">c</hi>Cullough</persName> his securities are held and firmly bound <lb/> unto the state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> in the sum of two hundred <lb/> Dollars each for the prompt payment of which we <lb/> bind ourselves Our heirs executors & administrators <lb/> firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & dated <lb/> this <date when="1845-11-08">8<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> day of November 1845</date> </p> <p>The condition of the above obligation is such that <lb/> whereas the said <persName>Shepard</persName> has this day been Licensed <lb/> to reside in the state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> during good behavior <lb/> Now if the said <persName>Smith</persName> shall during his residence in <lb/> the state of <choice> <orig>Mifsouri</orig> </choice> conduct himself lawfully and be <lb/> of good Character & behavior then the above obliga- <lb rend="hyphen"/> tion to be void else of full force & virtue. </p> <closer> Test <signed>S.D. Barlow</signed> <lb/> <signed>Shepard his x mark Smith</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>ST M<hi rend="superscript">c</hi>Cullough</signed> Seal<lb/> <signed>Isaac A. Letcher</signed> Seal </closer> </div2> <div2 rend="vertical"> <pb n="npn" facs="mhs_A1643_B61f15i0172_2.tiff"/> <p> <hi rend="underline"> <persName>Shepard Smith</persName> </hi> <lb/> Bond free negro </p> <p> Filed <date when="1845-11-08">8 Nov 1845</date> <lb/> <persName>SD. Barlow</persName> Clk </p> </div2> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI>