CA41

Ogethorpe County, Georgia Administration Bonds 1799-1807
(C. Avis Catalog entry #41)

Ordinary's Office

State of Georgia          }
                                    }  Jan^y Term 1801
Oglethorpe County     }

Know all men by these presents that we Alex^r Hodge Alex^r McCloy Isham Smith David Creswell and Woody Jackson are held and firmly Bound unto their honors the Judges of the Court of Ordinary for said county in the sum of three thousand dollars for the payment of which sum to the said Court & their successors[?] in office, we bind ourselves our heirs ex^rs adm^rs firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & dated this 24th day of January 1801 ---

    The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Alex^r Hodge & Alex^r McCloy adm^rs of the goods chattels & credits of Archibald Hodge dec^d do make a just & true Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattels and --- Credits of the said dec^d which have may or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the s^d Alex^r Hodge & Alex^r McCloy, or into the hands of any other person for them, & the same so made do exhibit[?] into the said court, when the shall Be thereunto Required & such goods Chattels & Credits Do well and truely administer according to law & do make a Just and account of their accting[?] and doing when there unto Required by the said Court, all the Rest of the goods Chattels & Credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said adm^rs the same being the first allowed by the Court shall deliver & pay to each person Respectively as are intitled to the same By law & if it shall hereafter appear that any last will & testament was made by the said dec^d & the same be proved before the & the [?] obtain a certificate of the probate thereof & the said Alex^r Hodge and Alex^rMcCloy do in such case if Required Render and deliver up said letters of admⁿ then the above obligation to be Void else to Remain in full force power and Virtue ---

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    [unreadable signature] C.C.O.O.C. } Recorded Feb^y                    Alex^r Hodge    seal

                                                                24th day 1801                     Alex^r McCloy     seal

    [unreadable signature] C.C.O.O.C.                                                Isham Smith    seal

                                                                                                            David Creswell    seal

                                                                                                            Woody Jackson    seal