County of Mercer

Know all men by these presents that we Margaret Robertson, Stephen G. Letcher Sen. & John Hann are held and firmly bound unto Tho. Freeman, Jas Thompson, David Knox , Jesse Hale & Wm B. Rice, Esqs.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Justices of the peace for the County of Mercer [constituting] in the sum of two thousand pounds current money of Kentucky to which payment will and truly to be made to the said Justices and their successors we bind ourselves our heirs Executors & Adminstrators Jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our Seal and dated this 27th day of Sept. 1802.

The condition of this obligation is that if the said Margaret Robertson Admr. of all the goods chattles and credits of sd Decedant ~~~~~ do make a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of the sd decd which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of them the said Admtr ~~~~~~~~~~~ or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for her and the same so made do exhibit into the County Court of Mercer where he shall be thereto required by the said Court and such goods chattles and credits etc will & truly administer according to Law and further do make a just [ ] of Actings and doings therein when thereto required by the said Court and all the rest of the said goods chattles and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said Admtr the same being examined & allwed by the Justices of the said Court for the time being shall deliver and pay unto such persons respectively as are entitled to the same by law and such if it shall hereafter appear that any Last Will & Testament was made by the deceased & the same be proved in Court and the executor obtain a Certificate of the probate thereof and the said Margaret ~~~~~ do in such case being required under & delivers of these letters of adminstration then this obligation to be void [and] to remain in full force.

I hereby testify that Elizabeth George late Elizabeth Letcher wife of John Letcher Decd came before me Abner Baker a Justice of the peace for the County aforesd and made Oath that the above Inventory contains all the Property that she recd of her Fathers Estate given under my hand this 12th day of September 1804.