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[fol. i.]

Know all men by these presents that we are
John Arnold, Jacob Arnold and Jacob Everhard
all of Frederick County in the State of Maryland
are held and firmly bound unto David Arnold
in the County and State aforesaid in the
full and just sum of two hundred pounds
current money, to be paid to the said David
Arnold his certain Attorney executors admin-
istrators or assigns: to which payment well
and truly to be made and claim we bind
ourselves and each of us, our and each of
our heirs executors and administrators, jointly
and Severally firmly by these presents Sealed
with our Seals and dated this first day of
March in the year eighteen hundred and
five

Whereas the above bound John Arnold
is about to prosecute and sue forth out of
Frederick County Court, a certain writ
of the State of Maryland of Replevion, to be
directed to the Sheriff of the said County
commanding the said Sheriff to Replevy
and deliver to him the said John Arnold the
following goods and chattels that is to
say, four Barrels of wheat flour, two hundred
Bushels of wheat, and fifty four Bushels of
Rye, the proper goods and chattels of the said
John Arnold, which the above named David
Arnold hath taken and unjustly detains [ ] it
is said against gages sureties and pledges
and soforth, which said writ is to be returnable