Poe and Virginia Clemm marriage bond — Richmond, May 16, 1836

Poe and Virginia Clemm marriage bond — Richmond, May 16, 1836 Historical document reproduced in James A. Harrison, Life and Letters of Edgar Allan Poe, volume I (1903). Catalog identity news_records-003. This is the historical edition’s facsimile of the signed marriage bond and age affidavit. The affidavit states that Virginia was twenty-one; that sworn claim is part of the document, not a verified statement of her age. OCR is unreliable for the handwriting; consult the facsimile. The local PDF preserves the selected source pages unchanged. Searchable text is unreviewed repository OCR and retains recognition errors and historical editorial notes. This is a historical printed witness, not an autograph manuscript or a modern critical text. [Source scan page 164] KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we £<*?** arc held and 6rraly bound unto /ryfy'tt***rf7eK'*itS>v*. &2^^e^f^^- Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the just and full sum of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to the S2&&'i'i$s payment w bereol, well and truly to be maae 10 the said Governor, or his successors, for the use of the said Commonwealth, 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 oar seals, end dated this /(f> — day of ???6Cst-rs 183<^ THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be had and so/emnlzed between the above bound and of the City of Richmond. Now if there is no lawful cause to obstruct said marriage, theo toe abovo obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue. C/TK OF RICHMOND, To wit . This day S<r?77a~? r?&?i &— -- above flamed, made ODtfi H bclore me, as ^-^Sx Clerk of the Court of Hustings for the said City, thai 'Z^-^px^tx.c^- 5 &j&b**vm— — Is of the full age of. twenty-one years, and * resident of the said City. Given under my hand, this y& day of s?J