Name/Title
Ebenezer Bull Bond April 1867Entry/Object ID
001993Tags
Amy Bull Crist, Ebenezer Bull, Bull FamilyScope and Content
Legal Bond Transcription
BOND.
W. Reid Gould, Successor to Jansen & Bell, 158 Nassau St., N. Y.
Know all Men by these Presents, THAT I Ebenezer Bull of the Town of Hamptonburgh in the County of Orange & State of New York am held and firmly bound unto Amy Bull, Jane Bull, Sarah B. Hawkins, Anna B. Hicks & Phebe Bull all of said State heirs of Ebenezar Bull deceased in the sum of eighteen thousand & six hundred Dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said Amy Bull, Jane Bull, Sarah B. Hawkins, Anna B. Hicks & Phebe Bull parties of the second part their executors, administrators or assigns: For which payment well and truly to be made, I bind myself my heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed with my seal Dated the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and Sixty Seven.
The Condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden Ebenezer Bull his heirs, executors or administrators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the above named parties of the second part their executors, administrators or assigns, the just and full sum of nine thousand three hundred & twenty three 37/100 dollars, at the expiration of five years from the date hereof with interest upon the same, at and after the rate of five per cent per annum to be paid annually from said date to the said parties of the second part as follows, to wit: To Amy Bull the sum of $3056.92/100 dollars with the interest as aforesaid. To Jane Bull, the sum of $1821.32/100 dollars, with the interest as aforesaid. To Sarah B. Hawkins the sum of twenty one hundred & eighteen 43/100 dollars with the interest as aforesaid. And to Phebe Bull the sum of one thousand & ninety one 0/100 dollars with the interest as aforesaid. And to Anna B. Hicks the remaining sum of $1235.70/100 dollars with the interest as aforesaid. then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
[Signature: W. P. Thompson]
[Signature: Ebenezer Bull]
Header / Filing Information (Center Section)
Ebenezer Bull
To
Amy Bull, Jane H. Shur, Sarah B. Hawkins, Anna B. Weekes, & Phebe Bull
BOND.
Dated April 1st 1867
Interest Payment Ledger
Date Amount Recipient / Signatory
April 1st 1870 $335.35 Anna B. Weekes
June 1st 1870 $123.18 Jane H. Shur
April 1st 1870 $163.65 Phebe Bull
April 1st 1870 $423.68 Sarah B. Hawkins
April 1st 1871 $40.06 Jennie H. Shur
April 1st 1871 $54.55 Phebe Bull
April 1st 1871 $111.78 Anna B. Weekes
April 1st 1872 $111.78 Anna B. Weekes
April 1st 1873 $80.12 Jennie H. Shur (Interest for the last two years)
April 1st 1873 [Amount not stated] Amy Bull
April 1st 1873 $111.78 Anna B. Weekes
April 1st 1876 [Amount not stated] Anna B. Weekes
April 1st 1877 [Amount not stated] Anna B. Weekes
Sample Full Transcription (First Entry)
"$335.35 Received on the within obligation my share of interest to date April 1st 1870. Three hundred and thirty five dollars & thirty five cents. Anna B. Weekes"
Observations
The Parties: The bond was issued by Ebenezer Bull in 1867. The payments are being made to women who appear to be family members (likely daughters or sisters), given the shared last names of Bull, Shur, Hawkins, and Weekes.
Jennie vs. Jane: One recipient is listed as "Jane H. Shur" in 1870 but signs as "Jennie H. Shur" in later entries.
Fractions: The cents are often written as fractions over 100 (e.g., 10068 or 10012)
Key Financial Details
Nature of Debt: Referred to as a "within obligation," the document tracks annual interest payments and the occasional payout of "principal shares."
Payment Schedule: Payments were remarkably consistent, almost always settled on or around April 1st of each year.
Transition of Ownership: Early entries (1877) show Sarah B. Hawkins and Jennie H. Shaw being paid out their "share in full," after which the debt was maintained primarily by Phebe Bull and Anna B. Weekes.
Primary Stakeholders
Person Role/Activity
Phebe Bull The most consistent recipient; signed for interest nearly every year from 1877–1897.
Anna B. Weekes Co-recipient with Phebe; active from 1878 through the final entry in 1899.
Amy B. Uptegrove Appears later in the timeline (starting 1890), specifically noting dollar amounts like $75 and $50.
Sarah B. Hawkins Received her final share and exited the agreement in November 1877.
Document Significance
This ledger is a classic example of 19th-century private financing within a family or small community. Instead of a bank, individuals often lent money to one another, and the back of the original contract (the "within obligation") was used to track decades of compliance.
