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Bond relating to the Property of Thomas Wallis, dated 7 January 1847

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Dated 7th. January 1847.
Bond on Administration to the Effects of Thomas Wallis late of St.. Buryan Blacksmith deceased.
 
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Know all Men by these presents that we Thomas Wallis of the parish of Saint Buryan in the County of Cornwall Blacksmith James Richards of the parish of Saint Levan in the same County farmer and James Murley of the said parish of Saint Buryan Blacksmith are held and firmly bound unto the Honorable and Reverend Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope Clerk Master of Arts, Dean of the Royal Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Saint Buryan, in the sum of One Hundred Pounds of Good and lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid unto the said Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope or his certain Attorney his Executors Administrators or Assigns To which payment well and truly to be made we oblige ourselves and each of us by himself and herself for the whole our and each and every of our Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals Dated the seventh day of March in the tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith and in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
 
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bounden Thomas Wallis being as the only child and next of kin admitted Administrator to all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of his late Father Thomas Wallis late of the said parish of Saint Buryan Blacksmith deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased which have or shall come into the hands possession or knowledge of the said abovebounden Thomas Wallis or into the hands and possession of any person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Deanery of Saint Buryan on or before the last day of April next ensuing and the same Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased at the time of his death which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said above bounden Thomas Wallis or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him do well
 
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and truly administer according to Law and further do make or cause to be made, a true and just Accompt of his Administration on or before the last day of January One thousand eight hundred and forty eight and all the Rest and Residue of the said Goods Chattels and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator’s Accompt (the same as being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said Court) shall deliver and pay into such person or persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of an act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second entitled “An Act for the better Settling of Intestates Estates” shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the said Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said abovebounden Thomas Wallis being thereunto required do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration (appropriation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Court) then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue.

(signed) Thomas Wallis (seal)
(signed)
James Richards (seal)
(signed) James Murley (seal)

Sealed and delivered in presence of
Wm. M. Stracy (signed)
Surrogate.

 
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N.B. Words in both italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
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LDS Film No. 2276076 Image Numbers 4046814_00162 - 4046814_00164

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