Nancy Hicks, a Jones family researcher, forwarded this to me in January of 2011. It is a copy of the bond that Samuel Jones signed to ensure he faithfully carried out the duties of the office of Sheriff of Gilmer County, Georgia for his elected term in office of 1844-1845.
A transcription of the document follows as best as can be deciphered follows below.
Georgia, Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Jones, John P. Alexander, Joseph Garren and John P. Fouts, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency George W. Crawford Governor and Commander in Chief of the army and navy of this State and of the Militia thereof, in the full sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars to be paid to said George W. Crawford or his successor in office, Governor of the said State for the time being, for which payment well and truly to be made and ?, We bind ourselves and our heirs Executors ADVISERS and each and everyone of THEIR saintly and SEVERELY FIRMLY by these presents,
Sealed with our seal and dated the third day of February 1844. Where as the above bound Samuel Jones on the first day of January 1844 elected Sheriff of the County of Gilmer in the said State. Now the conditions of the above obligation is such that if the said Samuel Jones shall well and truly do and perform all and SINGULAR the duties required of him in virtue of his said office of Sheriff of the County of Gilmer as aforesaid according to law and the trust reposed in him then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and delivered in presence of
H.K. Osborn J.J.C. L-----? Stephens J.J.C. Samuel Jones John P. Alexander Joseph Garren John P. Fouts
Registered the 26th February 1844, R.B. Perry clerk
