Know all men by these present that we Heazlet
Sproull
and Francis
Fergus are held
firmly bound
unto John Page Esquire Governor or
chief magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the just and full sum of
One
hundred fifty dollars to
which payment well and truly to be
made to our said governor and
his successor from for the use of
the
Commonwealth We bind
ourselves our heirs executors
& administrators jointly and
severally firmly by these present
sealed
with
our seals
and dated this 26th day of December 1804 .
The condition of the above obligation is such that where
as the above bound Heazlet
Sproull hath this day
obtained a license
for his marriage with Elizabeth Fergus now if there shall be no lawful cause
to obstruct
said marriage, then this
obligation to be void else to remain
in full force and virtue
tested.
Charles Tayler
Heazlet Sproull
Elizabeth
Fergus