Sheriffs' Bonds : 1785-1836.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LPR .N4E9S5 |
Category: | New Brunswick |
Creator: | New Brunswick. Executive Council. |
Description: | 1 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm |
Background: | The appointment of an individual to the Office of High Sheriff of a New Brunswick county necessitated the posting of a bond to the value of 1000 sterling. Usually, the bond was posted by the appointee and two other persons. |
Contents: | The microfilm reel contains sheriffs' bonds from nine counties. They include: Sunbury, York, St. John, Charlotte, Queens, Kings, Carleton, Westmorland and Northumberland. Signatures of the bondsmen and two witnesses are affixed to each document. The bonds have been microfilmed in chronological order. |
Originals: | The original documents are held by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. |
Archival Ref. No.: | PANB RG2 RS 8. |
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Notes: |
A second copy of Sheriffs' Bonds: 1785-1836 is available on Reel 9 of New Brunswick. Executive Council. Papers: 1784-1877, and is shelved at MIC-Loyalist FC LPR .N4E9P3. RS 8 has been reorganised by the Provincial Archives since this film was produced. |
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