Bond of Samuel Leighton and Samuel Shapleigh to the Harvard Corporation, Aug. 23, 1785

Shapleigh and Leighton's signatures have been cut out from the bottom of this document. It was "signed, sealed and delivered" in the presence of Benjamin Stevens and Ebenezer Marriner.

Bond of Samuel Shapleigh and Thomas Adams to the Harvard Corporation, Aug. 15, 1789

Shapleigh and Adams' signatures have been cut out from the bottom of this document. It was "signed, sealed and delivered" in the presence of Thomas Gray and Darius Shaw.

Bond of Samuel Shapleigh and unknown co-signatory to the Harvard Corporation, Aug. 15, 1789

Shapleigh and the unknown co-signatory's signatures have been cut out from the bottom of this document. It was "signed, sealed and delivered" in the presence of Owen Warland and William Wahan.

Bond of Samuel Shapleigh to Ebenezer Bradish, July 1, 1793

Although it is known that Bradish was a tavern keeper in Cambridge, the circumstances precipitating this bond are unclear. Shapleigh's name has been cut out from the bottom of the document. It was "signed, sealed and delivered" in the presence of John Warland and Raham Richardson. Annotations on the verso indicate payments made in 1795 and 1796.

A. Bond to the College, 1796 August 15

This subseries contains one printed bond for Loammi Baldwin and Joseph Bartlett of Woburn County in the sun of two-hundred ounces of silver to the Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College.

Bond to Clement Maxfield, 30 March 1664

Stoughton's bond for forty pounds to the constable of Dorchester, Massachusetts, guaranteeing the appearance of Daniel Elders at court. Elders was the defendant in a suit brought by Mitchel Bacon of Woburn against Daniel Elders of Dorchester.

[ Bond of James Vansant and Richard Vanhorne], 1753

Bond signed by William Buckley, justice of the peace for Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

[ Bond of Edward Williams and John Black], 1764

Williams was accused of assault and battery against John Black. Bond signed by Joseph Hartz, (justice of the peace for Bucks County, Pennsylvania); dated 30 October 1764.

Counter bond, 1724/5 January 22

Handwritten counter bond between Samuel Whittemore and Andrew Bordman, securing Whittemore's loan from Nathaniel Hancock and James Reade.

Counter bond, 1728 June 5

Handwritten counter bond between Francis Foxcroft and Jonathan Remington, securing Foxcroft's loan from Andrew Bordman.

Counter bond, 1731 August 4

Handwritten counter bond between Stephen Palmer and Samuel Whittemore, and Edward Hutchinson, securing Stephen Palmer and Samuel Whittemore's loan from William Brattle and Andrew Bordman.

Bond, 1728/9 January 30

Handwritten bond of Andrew Bordman to John Hastings.

Bond, 1733 November 27

Bond of Daniel Barrett and Thomas Kidder to Andrew Bordman.

Bond, Robert, 2 autographed letters signed to John Winthrop; East Hampton, Conn., 1651 March 8-March 10

Correspondence regarding advice Winthrop had given to Bond's family, and requesting he remit instructions for treating an illness of a neighbor's children.