Page images
PDF
EPUB

A FEW USEFUL FORMS IN TRANSACTING BUSINESS.

AN OBLIGATORY BOND.

KNOW all men by these presents, that I, C. D. of in the county of am held and firmly bound to H. W. of in the penal sum of to be paid H. W. his certain attorney, executors and administrators; to which payment, well and truly to be made and done, I bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators,. firmly by these presents. Signed with my hand, and sealed with my seal. Dated at

-of

A. D.

this

day

The condition of this obligation is such, That if the above bounden C. D. &c. [Here insert the condition.] Then this obligation to be void and of none effect; other"wise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of

"}

A BILL OF SALE.

KNOW all men by these presents, that I, B. A. of for and in consideration of

D. C. of

to me in hand paid by the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have bargained, sold and delivered, and, by these presents, do bargain, self and deliver unto the said D. C. Here specify the property sold.] TO HAVE and tc HOLD the aforesaid bargained premises, unto the said D. C. his executors, administrators and assigns, forever. And I, the said B. A. for myself, my executors and administrators, shall and will warrant and defend the same against all persons, unto the said D. C. his executors, administrators and assigns, by these presents. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this day of

In presence of

1814.

A SHORT WILL.

I, B. A. of, &c. do make and ordain this my last will ament, in manner and form following, viz. I give

and bequeath to my dear brother, R. A. the sum of ten pounds, to buy him mourning. I give and bequeath to my son, J. A. the sum of two hundred pounds. I give and bequeath to my daughter, E. E. the sum of one hundred pounds; and to my daughter A. V. the like sum of one hundred pounds. All the rest and residue of my estate, goods and chattels, I give and bequeath to my dear beloved wife, E. R. whem I nominate, constitute and appoint sole executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other and former wills by me at any time heretofore made. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the

in the year of our Lørd

day of Sigued, sealed, published and declared by the said testator, B. A. as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witmesses thereto, in the presence of the said testator.

R. A.

S. D.

L. T.

NOTE. The testator after taking off his scal, must in presence of the witnesses pronounce these words, "I publish and declare this to be my last will and testament.”

Where real estate is devised, three witnesses are abso lutely necessary, who must sign it in the presence of the testator.

this

A LEASE OF A HOUSE.

1

KNOW all men by these presents, that I, A. B. of for and in consideration of the sum

in

received to my full satisfaction of P. V. of day of in the year of our Lord, have demised and to farm let, and do by these presents, demise and to farm let, unto the said P. V. his heirs, executors, administrators and asssigns, one certain piece of land, lying and being situated in said bounded, &c.

Here describe the boundaries] with a dwelling-house thereon standing, for tnt term of one year from this date. TO HAVE and to HOLD to him the said P. V. his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for said term, for

him the said P. V. to use and occupy, as to him shall seem meet and proper. And the said A. B. doth FURTHER COVENANT with the said P. that he hath good right to let and demise, the said letten and demised premises in manner aforesaid, and that he the said A. during the said time will suffer the said P. quietly to HAVE and to HOLD, use, occupy and enjoy said demised premises, and that said P. shall have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the same, free and clear of all incumbrances, claims, rights and titles whatsoever. In witness whereof, I the said A. B. have hereunto set my hand and seal this

day of

Signed, sealed and delivered }

A NOTE PAYABLE AT A BANK.

[$500, 601

A. B.

HARTFORD, May 30, 1815. FOR value received, I promise to pay to John Merchant, or order, Five Hundred Dollars and Sixty Cents, at Hartford Bank, in sixty days from the date.

WILLIAM DISCOUNT.

AN INLAND BILL OF EXCHANGE.

[$83, 34] BOSTON, June 1, 1815. TWENTY days after date, please to pay to Thomas Goodwin or order, Eighty-Three Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents, and place it to my account, as per advice from your humble servant, SIMON PURSE.

Mr. T. W. Merchant, }

New-York.

[$130]

A COMMON NOTE OF HAND.

NEW-YORK, March 8, 1821.

FOR value received, I promise to pay to John Murray, One Hundred and Thirty Dollars, in four months from this date, with interest until paid.

JOHN LAWRENCE.

A COMMON ORDER.

NEW-YORK, June 10, 1822.

Mr. Charles Careful,

Please to deliver Mr. George Speedwell, the amount of Twenty-Five Dollars, in goods, from your store; and charge

the same to the account of

Your Obt. Servant,
E. WHITE

THE

PRACTICAL ACCOUNTANT,

OB,

FARMER'S AND MECHANIC'S

BEST METHOD OF

BOOK KEEPING,

FOR THE

EASY INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.

DESIGNED

AS A COMPANION TO DABOLL'S

ARITHMETIC.

PY SAMUEL GREEN.

INTRODUCTION.

SCHOLARS, male and female, after they have acquired ■ -sufficient knowledge of Arithmetic, especially in the fundamental rules of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, should be instructed in the practice of Book Keeping. By this it is not meant to recommend that the son or daughter of every farmer, mechanic, or shop keeper, should enter deeply into the science as practised by the merchant, engaged in extensive business, for such study would engross a great portion of time which might be more usefully employed in acquiring a proper knowledge of a trade, or other employment.

Persons employed in the common business of life, who do not keep regular accounts, are subjected to many losses and inconveniences; to avoid which, the following simple and correct plan, is recommended for their adoption.

Let a small book be made, or a few sheets of paper sewed together, and ruled after the examples given in this system. In the book, termed the Day Book, are duly to be entered, daily, all the transactions of the master or mistress of the family, which require a charge to be made, or a credit to be given to any per.sun. No article thus subject to be entered, should on any consideration, be deferred till another day. Great attention should be given to write the transaction in a plain hand; the entry should mention all the particulars necessary to make it fully upderstood, with the time when they took place; and if an article be delivered, the name of the person to whom delivered is to be mentioned. No scratching out may be suffered; because it is sometimes done for dishonest purposes, and will weaken or destroy the authority of your accounts. But if, through mistake, any transaction should be wrongly entered, the error must be rectified, by a new entry: and the wrong one may be cancelled by writing the word Error, in the margin.

A book, thus fairly kept, will at all times show the exact state of a person's affairs, and have great weight, should there at any time be a necessity of producing it in a court of Justice.

« PreviousContinue »