This is Archibald's second term as High Sheriff. The previous bond of 1785 was worded almost exactly the some. To see the actual document, go to: Archibald Job and Margaret Rees #13 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/album/arch_job_rees.html Cecil County, Maryland Court book 16 pg. 89 State of Maryland } Let Know all men by these presents that we Archibald Job Samuel Gelpin and John Oglevee of Cecil County in the State aforesaid are holden and firmly Bound to the State of Maryland in the full Sum and just Quantity of two Hundred Thousand pounds of good sound Merchantable Leaf Tobacco and Cask to be paid to the State of Maryland to the which Payment will and truly to be made We bind ourselves and every of us Our and every our Heirs Executors and Admrs jointly and usually for the whole and in the whole firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals and dated the Eighth day of November Seventeen Hundred & Eighty Six The Condition of the above obligations is such that if this above bound in Archibald Jobe do well and truly serve the State of Maryland in the Office of high Sheriff of the County of Cecil within The State aforesaid and in all things well and faithfully execute the same Office and also shall render to the State and other it's Officers a true and just Account of their fees that he shall or may be entrusted with by the States Governor and other it's Officers within the State to recover and Collect and his Acct to the State and Governor thereof for the time being for the Fines and forfeitures and other dues belonging to the Governor as also his account of all Fees dues and Sums of Money or tobacco due to any of the good People within this State for any Sum or Sums of Money or Tobacco wherewith the said Sheriff shall be intrusted during the time of his Sheriffalty for the present or to Such of them as shall require the same shall pass and render by the twentieth day of October next ensuing the date here of and in all other things as Sheriff of the County of Cecil shall behave himself well and honestly towards all Persons according to the best of his Power Skill and Knowledge then this obligation to be void and of no effect or else to stand in full force Strength and Virtue in Law Signed Sealed and delivered in Presence of Before Signing & Sealed The words "State "November" "Twentieth"} October were Interlined -- -- -- -- -- -- } testes Recorded November 8th 1786 Samuel Miller and Exam (Examined) by B Williams clk Nathan Norton Jerem (Jeremiah) Baker Arch (Archibald) Job (Seal) Jn Oglevee (Seal) Samuel Gelpin (Seal) Transcribed by Margaret Jobe mjobe@chartermi.net Do not go where the path may lead; Go where there is no path and leave a trail. Emerson