Children from Mountain Meadows

Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Forney Superintendant of Indian Affairs for the Territory of Utah, now residing in Great Salt Lake City in the County of Great Salt Lake and Territory of Utah, as principal and A. Humphreys and Curtis E. Bolton of said County and Territory as sureties are held and firmly bound unto the people of the United States in the Territory of Utah, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States, and for the payment of which will and truly to be made we hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, administrators and assigns jointly, severally and firmly, by these presents.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and seals; this twenty seventh day of June A.D. 1859 at Great Salt Lake City Territory of Utah.

The conditions of the above obligations are such that whereas the above bounden Jacob Forney Superintendant of Indian Affairs as aforesaid, has on this day been appointed guardian of Rebecca, Louisa, and Sarah Dunlap; Ambrose Miram, William Taggit; John Lewis, and Mary Frances Hawn; Charles and Anna Francher Elijah Williams, and Sophronia Mary Hough Betsy and Jane Baker; and Prudence Angeline and Jane (surname unknown) are minors under the age of ten years, and survivors of the "Mountain Meadows Massacre" so called, which said children are now in

the county of Great Salt Lake and within The jurisdiction of the probate court for Said county. Now if the said Jacob Forney shall well and fauthfully perform all the duties required of him by law as the gaurdian of said minor children and each every of them and shall account for and pay over to those having a legal right thereto, all money or other property that may be now or at anytime here= =after in his hands belonging to said children or either of them, and shall comply with every legal order that may be made by the court having jurisdiction in the premesis then this obligation is to be void otherwise To be in full force and virtue in law and Equity. Signed sealed and Delivered in presence of Hosen Strong David Jones S Humphris J Forney Curtis E Balhan Territory of Utah Great Salt Lake County Be it remembered that on this twenty seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fity nine personally appered before me Elias Smith Judge of the probate court Within and for said county. Jacob Forney Superintendant of Indian Affairs for said Territory, Who upon Being duly sworn According to law saith that in all things

he will well and faithfully perform the duties requred of him by law as Guardian of Rebecca, Louisa, and Sarah Dunlap, Ambrose Moram William Taggit, John, Louisa and Mary Sarvaph, Frances Hawn, Charles & Anna Franher, Elijah William, and Sophrona Mary Hough, Betsy and Jane Baker and Prudence Angeline and Jane (surnames unknown) and each and every of them during their minority and untill it shall cease according to the best of his ability Sworn and subscribed J Forney to the day and date first above written, E Smith

J. Forney's Bond Mountain Medows Children Guardian Filed June 27th 1859 No 61 A126