1752 Administration Bond Mary Atrup: Inventory Colbert Artrup 
Deceased

Spotsylvania County Records, Will Book B, page 58, July 7, 1752

Know all men by these presents that we Mary Artrup and Joseph 
Steward are held and firmly bound to John Chen, Larkin Chen, 
Fielding Lewis and Charles Dirk Gent Justices of the Court of 
Spotsylvania County now sitting in the sum of fifty pounds 
current money to the payment whereof well and truly so made 
to the said Justices and their successors 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 this seventh day of July in the year of 
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty two and in the 
twenty sixth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King 
George the second.

The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above 
bound Mary Artrup administrator of all the goods, chattels 
and credits of Colbert Artrup deceased do make or cause to 
make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the 
goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have 
or shall come to the hand, possession or knowledge of her, 
the said Mary Artrup into her hand or possession of any other 
person or persons for her and the same so made to exhibit or 
cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Spotsylvania 
at such time after shall be thereunto required by the said 
Court and the same goods chattels and credits of the said 
deceased at the time of his death which at any time after 
shall come to the hands or possession of the said Mary 
Artrup or into the hands and possession of any other person 
or persons for her, do well and truly administer according 
to law and further to make a just and true account of her 
acting and doings therein, when thereto required by the 
said Court, and all the rest and residue of the said goods 
chattels and credits which shall be found remaining  upon 
the said administrators account the same being first 
examined and allowed by the Justices of the Court for the 
time being shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons 
respectively as the said Justices by their order or judgment 
shall direct pursuant to the - that case made and provided 
if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament 
was made by the said deceased and the executor or executors 
therein named to exhibit the same to the said Court making  
request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the 
said Mary Artrup being thereunto required to render and 
deliver up her letters of administration approbation of such 
testament being first had and made in the said Court then 
this obligation to be void and none effect or else to remain 
in full force and virtue.
								
her		
Sealed and Delivered					
Mary Artrup	
In the Presence of 						
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Jonathan Gibson					
Joseph Steward

At Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday July the 
Seventh 1752

				
Mary Artrup and Joseph Steward acknowledged this their Bond in 
Court which is ordered to be Recorded.
							
Test Wm. Waller Cl Crt



A complete transcription of the record by John Edwin Snyder from a copy of the original document.