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2494 3279
Hempstead C.h. A. Ty.
James M Stuart
Bond 800
3 July 1822

Filed 27th day of July 1830.
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Know all men by these Presents, That we James M. Stuart of "Hempstead Court house" Hempstead County and Territory of Arkansas, and Saml Hopson Joseph Stuart and Tilmond L Patterson are held and firmly bound unto the Post-master General of the United States of America in the just and full sum of Eight hundred Dollars to be paid to the said Post-master General, or to his assigns: To which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly, and severally, firmly by these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our names, and affixed our seals, this third day of July day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty Two

The condition of this Obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden James M. Stuart is Post-master at Hempstead Courthouse aforesaid, Now if the said James M. Stuart shall well and truly execute the duties of the said office, and faithfully, once in three months, and oftener, if thereto required, render accounts of his receipts and expenditures, as Post-master, to the General Post-office, in the manner and form prescribed by the Post-master General in his several instructions to Post-masters, and shall pay all monies that shall come to his hands for the postages of whatever is by law chargeable with postage, to the Post-master General of the United States for the time being, deducting only the commission and allowances made by law for his care, trouble, and charges, in managing said office; and shall also faithfully do and perform as Agent for the General Post-office all such acts and things as may be required of him by the Post-master General; and moreover shall faithfully account with said Post-master General for all said Monies, Bills, Bonds, Notes, Receipts and other vouchers which he as Agent as aforesaid shall receive for the use of and benefit of said General Post-office; then the above obligation shall be void, and of no effect.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
in the Presence of
Robert Campbell
Jas. M. Stuart (seal)
Samuel Hopson (seal)
Joseph Stuart (seal)
T.L. Patterson (seal)
Please to insert the names of sureties: also the date. It is also necessary that the signatures should be witnessed.

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