Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-21

- ciim nslity attached 10 such defaIcatiou. Blu
: aswe USE the term, when one owes debt, O
e duty, 10 the government and the time has pa
:. scd within which he ought 10 have paid, or pc,
d formed that debt or duty, and he has failed 5
to do, he is delanler 20 the government
Dgamtci.- who is deficient in duty -
Walker. Nor is il very material how the deb
or duty originaied. II one receives money
. belonging To the government, aud feils 10 pa,
II over when required, he is n delaulIer. II ,
merchant imports foreign goods, gives bonds
tor the duties. aud fails To pay them when due
he and his sure,es are deiauters, and theil
credit nj the Custom house, we take II, is gone
u Qua undertakes 20 pay the debt which auo
Their may incur 10 the government " is found uD.
able 10 discharge IL. whereby the debt devolves
upon him who so undertakes. and the latter,
having due no,ioe, fats 10 pay II, he is a public
defaulier
With inis understanding Of the term we pro-
| coed -
| Ia the Office of The Clerk Of the United States
D,sir'cfGo"rt for the District oil Kentucky. there
is an original bond. of which the following is u
py;-
KnoW ri Men by these Presents, that we,
John Fowler of Lesiogton ia the county Of
Fayeite and State OF kentucky, aud Cornell.
us Cuyle, Thomas Fletcher, John L. Mason,
Jr. WILLIAM 4 BARRY, John Patrick and
Benjamin johnson, are held and firmly bound
| unto tue Post Master General of the United
States of America in the jus, and full sum of
Ten thousand dollars 10 be paid 20 the sad
Post Mnsler General, OF TO hts assigns. to which
Payment well and truly 10 be made. we bind
ourselves, eur heirs, executors aud admin'stra-
| tors jointly and severally. firmly by these pre-.
| senis. In wiiness whereof we have hercunlo
-ubsc, Ihed cur names aud affixed our seals, this
twenty 9Th day OF November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud egh
teen.
The condition Of the above obligation Is such
that whereas the above bounden John Fowler
is Post Master at Lexington aforesaid Now
II the snid John Fowler shall well and truly
execute ,hp dWies of the said Office, and fa,th
fully, once in three months. aud oitener, II
| thereto required render accounts OF his re-
ceps and expenditures, as Post Master, to the
| General Post Office, IN The manner aud form
prescribed ny the Pssl Mas or General in his
| several instructions 10 Post Masters, aud shall
pay MI monies thai shall come 10 his hand for
the hostages of Whatever is by law ohargable
with post &c, 10 the Post Master General OF the
United States for the time boiug, dedncing on.
| Nv the commission aud allowances made by
! law for his care, trouble and chatgcs, IN mann.
| gng the said office and shall faithfully do and
| perform, as agent for the General Poi Office,
all such acts and things as may he rrqpiled OF
him by the Post Master General and ~ REQ
yer shall faithfully account with said Pos Mus
ter General, for all monies, bills, bonds, notes.
receipts and other vouchers whfh Ne rs agent
rs aforesaid, shall receive for the use Of and
benefit of said General Post Office. then the
above obligation shall be void and OF no effect
John Fowler, l.. WIN. I. Barry. /. s. ]
{. COVE, TLs1 john Patrick, H.. s.
| Tn Fletcher TLs1 Benz Johnson L. $
Joo I Mason,jr L.sj
Signed, sealed aud delivered in the presence
of VIM. +, Carly, aud VIM Raut.
The above is n true copy OF the bond He'd ~
| the SUIT in this court of the Post Master Gan-
eral against John Fowler, late Post Mnsirr
at Lexington Ky. md his securities. Attest,
JOHN II HANNA, C. X, DC.
| II is admitted. that this bond does moi by il.
If, show or necessarily imply, nny indebted.
ness on the part of WIN. i. Barry, 10 the Gov.
eminent, or 10 the Post Master General. " he.
her he and The other oblisors are indebted, o.
not, depends upon whether Fowler had kept
aud performed the condition, or not II Fow.
! Ter has failed to pcriurm, and especially IL he
hns failed ms To that part which requires him
10 pay all monies which shall come 10 his
hands for postages," &c. after bring duly re-
auired, ihrn his liability and defalca,on, be il
more or he il less, within the penalty OF the
bond, devoVes upon the bondsmeni then be-
comes their duty, aud the duty OF each OF them,
they being severely bound, TO pay the money
il is then their debt. aud the debt Of each oil
them and hav,ng been duly required, and hav.
ing Jailed lopay, they have become public de-
! fdulieis
WITH the bond above reciied are found three
several statements ofaccounis between John
Fowler late Post Master az Lexington, and the
General Pos Oiiice, all certified bv Alb IN Brad
ley. in the lorm required by law % make them
evidence.
The first commences i'm the year 1914, and
CONES down TO Jan. 1919 and terminates " in
a snail balance of $50 10, againt Capt, Fowler
the Post Master
The second commences with that balance.
aud J. rs iollons:--
John FOuier Esq. taie Post Master. Lering
tOn ny. IN account WiM The General Poa OF
fce DIX.
10 Balance, $50 /.
To act from Jan l TO April /, 1919. 1882 Il
Apr'l 10 July /, 1892 81
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