Know all men By these presents, That we Joseph Roubidoux
and Francois ValoisFrancois Valois are held and firmly bound unto
John W. ThompsonJohn W Thompson , Sheriff of the Country of St. LouisSt Louis, his assigns or suc-
cessors in office, in the sum of Three hundred and fifty
Dollars currency of the
United StatesUnited States, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind our-
selves and each of us by himself, our and each of our heirs, execu-
tors,
administrators and assigns, firmly by these presents. Sealed with
our seals and dated this twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen

The Condition Of The Above Obligation Is Such, That
if the above bound Joseph Roubedoux
shall appear at the the next circuit court
to be held at the town of St. LouisSt Louis, on the second Monday
of October next, to answer unto Francis Leclerc
of a plea of trespass on the task, to the Damage
of the said FrancisFrancis one thousand Dollars
and if judgement be given against him at that or any subsequent
term of said court, that the said Joseph Roubidoux will
pay the Damaged aforesaid and costs, or the amount
of the condemnation of the court, or surrender himself in execution there-
of,
or that the said Francois Valoid
will do it for him; then the above obligation to be void, else to
remain in full force and virtue in law.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of