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Know all men by these present that we George England and Joseph England, of the County of Menard and State of Illinois are held and firmly bound unto Henry Clark, in the penal sum of one hundred dollars, for the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators, severally and firmly by these presents—

Witness our hands and seals this 31st day of July A.D. 1841.

The condition of the above obligation in such, that whereas the said Henry Clark did at the June term of the Circuit Court of Menard County, in the year aforesaid, recover a judgement [sic] against the above George England for the cost of a certain action of pending in said court, wherein said George England was plaintiff, and said Clark was defendant, upon which said judgement [sic] a writ of Error and supersedes have been allowed by the Supreme Court of the State aforesaid, to issue upon the filing of this bond with the clerk of the said Supreme Court— Now if the said England shall duly prosecute his said writ of Error, and shall moreover pay the amount of the judgement [sic], cost, damages and interest rendered and to be rendered against him in case the said judgement [sic] shall be affirmed in said Supreme Court, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue— Taken and executed before me at my office in Fr  kport? this 31st day of July 1841 E. Peck? Clk

his George X England [hand drawn seal] mark

his Joseph X England [hand drawn seal] mark

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In the Supreme Court July Term 1841

George England Plff Error vs. Henry Clark Defen. Error

Supersedes Bond.

File 31st July 1841 E. Peck? Clk