Know all Men by these Presents, That We Leah Yarnal of Exeter Township in Berks County, widow of Mordicai Yarnal Deceased, Francis Yarnal & Jesse Yarnal of the sd. Township are held and firmly bound unto Henry Christ Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration, in and for the County of Berks, in the Sum of fifteen hundred Pounds, lawful Money of Pennsylvania, to be paid to the said Henry Christ Register, ...To which Payment... we do bind ourselves...

Dated the tenth Day of March Anno Domini 1781...

Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of us

			Leah (X) Yarnall
			Francis Yarnall
			Jesse Yarnall

Estate Inventory due: April 10, 1781.
Estate reckoning due: March 10, 1782

Estate Inventory
Goods, horses and cattle appraised or vallued at what they might sell for in hard money - 97�/3s/2d.
And the following is the accounts of the Depts aganst sundery persons as they stand in his book, the totel amount of which is 111�/18s/6�d.
And one Bond on Michael Geiger Bearing Date the Twenty first day of September 1779 Payable on the 27th Day of November 1782 with Intrest at 3 por Centum 85�/0s/0d.
And one Note on Evan Owens Bearing Date April the first 1775 payable on Demand with lawfull Intrest the Ballance Due on Said Note with the Intrest amounts to 35�/13s/6d.
Total of estate value at 329�/15s/2�d.

We the Subscribers, appraisers of the goods in the above Inventory having appraised the Same to the best of our understanding witness our hands March the 10th 1781.

Abraham Lincoln

Johannus Neikirch

Register Office in Berks County the 10th day of march 1781 then appeared Abraham Lincoln & John Neikirch and on their solemn Affirmation Did Declare & Say that they have carefully appraised the goods contained in the above inventory to the Best of their Sckill and Judgement.

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