Bond to George Clyde, 15 January 1840

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That We Joseph Smith Jun & of the county of — and State of are held and firmly bound unto George W Clide [Clyde] of the county of and State of his heirs and assigns in the sum of eight hundred dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents.

NOW THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that whereas, the said Joseph Smith Junr & — have this day sold unto the said George W Clide a certain lot of ground situated, lying and being in the county of — and State of , and described on the plat of the Town of as being Lot No. Four in Block No. Forty two— and received in payment for said lot [blank] note of hand bearing even date herewith, for the sum of Four hundred—— dollars, and payable as follows.

with interest for each and every note to be paid annually.

Now if the said George W Clide his heirs, executors, or administrators shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid, the amount of said notes with such interest as may accrue thereon, according to the tenor and effect thereof, when due, we the said Joseph Smith Junr & bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, to make or cause to be made, to the said George W Clide his heirs and assigns, a good and sufficient Deed for the above described lot at the expiration of twenty Years from the date hereof— and then this Bond to become null and void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

Given under our hands and seals this fifteenth— day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty——

Acknowledged in presence of [p. [1]]

Bond to George W Clide— [p. [2]]