Marriage Bonds of the Duvall Family

Thompson Duvall and Polly Laforce-Leforce Certifcate Submitted by Susan Kerr (Copied at Clark Co. Courthouse) "Sir, This is to inform you that you have my approbation for issuing license to Mr. Thompson Duvall in order to wedd Miss Polly Laforce. Walter Preston, Guardian of Polly Laforce July 9, 1808 Capt. David Bullock Rany Laforce qualifed to the aforegoing certificate to be the handwriting of Walter Preston. Know all men by these presents that we Thompson Duvall and Rany Leforce are held and firmly bound unto -------? --------? Governor of Kentucky in the full sum of fifty pounds to which payment well and truly to be made to the said Governor and his successors we bind our heirs, exeutors, and administrators jointly and severly firmly by these presents sealed and dated this 9th day of July 1808. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Thompson Duvall and Polly Leforce ---? therefor there be no lawfull cause to obstruct the same then this obligation to be void else to remain in force ---? Test :    Thompson Duvall James P. Bullock    DC Rany Leforce" Marriage Bond of W. A. Anderson and Sarah A. Duvall Submitted by Susan Kerr Clark Co. Marriage Certificate, 1828 "Know all men by these presents that we William Anderson and A. W. Mills are held and firmly bound unto the commonwealth of Kentucky in the just and full sum of 50 pounds to which payment well and truly to be made to the said commonwealth. We and each of us bind ourselves our heirs ---- jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed and dated this 25th day of October 1828. The condition on the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be ---- and solemnized between the above bound W. A. Anderson and Sarah A. Duvall if therefore there be no lawful cause to obstruct the same, then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full ----- and virtue. Teste W. A. Anderson [seal] Jas. S. Bulloch A. W. Mills [seal]