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our hands And Seals this 2^d day of January 1837, Whereas
the above bound William S Hoskins, has this day filed his bill
in Chancery Against the Said John W Jones, Isaac Winston &
Jacob Haigh as the Executors of Arthur Jones deceased, Also against
Nancy Jones, George W Carroll, and Wylie B Jones, to which bill
is Annexed An order to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Franklin
County State of Alabama for the issuing An injunction, And
Attachment to restrain the Said Executors, from removing out
of this state, or permitting to be So removed Six Negro Slaves as
therein named, unless they first enter into bond Conditioned
for the forth Coming of Said Slaves on the final determination of
the Court of Chancery in the premises,
Now the Condition of the above obligation is Such that if
the above bound William S Hoskins Shall presecute his Suit
with effects, or in failing to do So, he does then well and
freely pay all Such damages, and Costs As the above Executors
may Sustain by his wrongful Suing Said Injunction And
Attachment, there Said obligation to be void, otherwise to
remain in full free and effects,
Signed, Sealed And Acknowledged } Wm S Hoskins [Seal]
in presence of } Jno Hogun [Seal]
W Lucas Clerk } W B Hogun [Seal]

Injunction } The State of Alabama,
To John W Jones, Isaac Winston And Jacob Haigh, Executors
of the last will And testament of Arthur Jones deceased,
late of Franklin County And State aforesaid Whereas it has
been represented to us in our Court of Chancery on the
part of William S Hoskins, that his mother while hearing the
name of Ann Hoskins being the widow of Samuel Hoskins
deceased, And being about to intermarry with Arthur Jones
[two?] him the following Negro Slaves to wit, Sarah, And her
two Children Swift And Martha, Also Haywood & Miranda,
And that he took into his possession the last two, Haywood