Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 217-219



Official Bonds


Know all Men by these Presents, That we R.L. Allen, principal, and Ralph Wannack, Asa Norman, T.H. Ezzell, F.A. Brannick, J.N. Punch, and A.L. Harty as securities, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars, for the payment of which we hereby find ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators.
Witness our hands this 3rd day of April 1899.
The condition of the above bond is such, however, that whereas, the said R.L. Allen was on the 3rd day of April 1899, duly (1) appointed to the office of Probate Court of the County of Stoddard in the State of Missouri, and has been duly commissioned. Now, therefore, if the said R.L. Allen, shall (2) Well and hereby discharge the duties of said of clerk of the Probate Court of Stoddard County and pay over all money that may come into his hands to the parties entitled thereto, then this obligation to be void if otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
R.L. Allen
Ralph Wannack
Asa Norman
T.H. Ezzell
F. A. Branneck
J.N. Punch
A.L. Harty

State of Missouri
County of Stoddard
I R.L. Allen, do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and of the State of Missouri and that I will discharge the duties of the office of Probate Clerk to the best of my ability.
Witness my hand
R.L. Allen
Subscribed and sworn before me this 3rd day of April 1899
J.N Punch
County Clerk

Filed, examined, and appeared May 5th 1899
Thos. Connelly Probate Judge

pg. 218

Official Bond

Know all men by these presents That we,
A.D. Wilcox, principal, and the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, as security are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri, in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, for the payment of which we hereby bind ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators.
Witness our hands this 26th day of November 1898
The condition of the above bind is such, however, that where as, the said A.D. Wilcox was on the 14th day of November 1898 duly commissioned to the office of Public Administration of the County of Stoddard in the State of Missouri, and has been duly commissioned. Now therefore, if the said A.D. Wilcox shall Faithfully discharge all the duties of said office, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force or effect.
A.D. Wilcox
Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland
.... H. Crawford Black
Vice President
Attest: H.E. Bosler, Secretary

State of Maryland, City of Baltimore
On this 26th day of November A.D. 1898 before the subscriber A Notary Public of the Sate of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and qualified came H. Crawford Black, Vice President and H.E. Bosler, Secretary of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, to me personally known to be the individuals and officers described in and who executed the preceding instruments and they each acknowledge the execution of the same, and being by me duly sworn severally and each for himself deposeth and saith
pg. 219

that they are the said officers of the company aforesaid, and that the seal affixed to the preceding instrument is the corporate seal for said company and that the said corporate Seal and their signature as such officers were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Corporation.
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my had and affixed my official seal, at the City of Baltimore, the day and year first above written.
Fred S. Axtell
Notary Public

Filed examined & approved May 12th 1899 and recorded of
Thos. Connelly
Probate Judge

Book C, pg. 184- 1901 Bond

Book B, pg. 266- 1905 Bond








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