Absolom Langston Estate 1783     Abbeville Co., S. C.

 Box 55 Pack 316 Estate of Ab Langston Dec'd 1783

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 96th District
   Personally appeard Nathan Howard, William Smith & Peter Rentfro being three of the appraisers appointed to appraise-the goods & Chtt Absolom Langston late of said District Deceased before met and being duly sworn made oath that they would make a just and ? appraisement of all and ? the goods chattels rights & credits of the said Deceased as shall be the    ?   provided by Christian Langston Administrator of the Estate of the said Deceased and that they were ?    the same certified under their hand unto the said Christian Langston within the time prescribed by law
                   Ralph Smith J P

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Administration of the Estate of Absolom Langston Deceased

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 South Carolina

  Know all men by these parsents that Christian  Langston, Thomas Williams & John Smith are jointly and sevently solden and firmly bound and obliged unto John Thomas Junr Esquire Ordinary of Ninety six District in th State aforesaid in the sum of two thousand pounds sterling to be paid to the said John Thomas Junr or his   ?   for the time being in the sd office or his attorney or assigns to which payment will and truly to be made ?   ourselves and each of us jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with other seals and dated this twenty second of September AD 1783 and in the Eighth year of American Independence
  Whereas Administration of all and singular goods & Chattells rights & credits which were of Absolom Langston late of sd District Deceased as lately committed by the said John Thomas Junr unto Christian Langston
 The condition of the foregoing obligation is such that of the said Christian Langston do and shall ? & truly administration all & singular the goods Chattels rights and credits which were of the deceased and which shall come into the hand ?  in knowledge of her the said Christian Langston to be administered and make Distribution of what shall remain after payment of the debts & funeral expenses of the said deceased in expense of fees: Then this obligation to be void & of the effect Otherwise to remain in full force ?

 Signed Sealed and Delivered     Christian Langston SEAL
 In presence of                  Thomas Williams    SEAL
                                 John Smith         SEAL