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| | James A. Burns - Guardian Bond for Sarah, Joel, Martha, Caroline, Oliver and Henry Thorp, minors |
 | | We, James A. Burns as principal, and Henry Belsha, A. [Austin Broadus] Hogard and James Preston as securities, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri in the sum of Eight thousand dollars, for the payment of which we bind ourselves and our heirs. |
 | | Upon the condition that, whereas, the said James A. Burns has been appointed by the Perry County Court, Guardian and Curator of the persons and Estates of Sarah, Joel, Martha, Caroline, Oliver and Henry Thorp of said County, minors under the age of twenty-one. |
 | | Now, if he, said James A. Burns, shall faithfully discharge his duties as said Guardian according to law, then this bond to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. |
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