Amaneunsis Monday - The Marriage of Margaret Bean

Know all men by these presents, That we

Alexander W. Eaken and John J. Bean

are held and firmly bound unto

the Commonwealth of Virginia,

in the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment well and

truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heir, &c. [sic] jointly and severally, firmly,

by these presents Sealed with our seals, and dated this 11th day of

March 1848.

    The conditions of the above obligation is such, That whereas the above

bound Alexander Eaken hath this day obtained

from the Clerk of the County Court of Monroe, a License

for his marriage with Margaret Bean daughter

of William Bean of said county If therefore

there be no lawful cause to obstruct said marriage then the above obligation

to be void.

TESTE

John Hutchinson                             Alexander W. Eaken [Seal]

                                                         John J. Bean             [Seal]