Spotsylvania Court Records Will Book A, page 276

Known all men by these presents that we Henry Willis & John Taliaferro of
Spotsylvania County Gent a [torn] and firmly bound unto our Lord the King in the
penal Sum of one hundred & Eighteen Thousand pounds of Tobo. To which Payment
will and Truly To be made we bind our Selves our [torn] & each of our heirs Exrs
and Admrs Joyntly and Severally firm by these presents Witnefs our hands and
Seal this Sixth day of October 1736

The Condition of the above Obligation is Such that whereas the above bounden
Henry Willis hath undertaken to Erect and build a brick Court house at
Fredericksburgh of the Dimensions and form herein after mentioned to wit the
house to be forty Eight foote long and Twenty four foote Wide in the Clear with
a Side building Thereto Twenty four foote Long & Twelve foote Wide in ye Clear
all the brick about the said Building to be well made well burnt and well Laid
in good Lime Morter.  All the walls of the sd Building To be Three Bricks Thick
from the Bottom of the foundation to the Highest parts of the Surface of the
ground whiere it Shall be Erected and Two and one half to ye Water Table from
Thence Two brick Thick to the Top of the brick work. The Wall To be Eighteen
foote high of Brick from the highest parts of ye Surface of ye ground it stands
on to have Eight Windows four to the Body of ye Court & Two to each Small Room
herein after Mentioned Each Windows to be Three foot wide & Nine foot Long
within ye Case to be Done with Crown glafs from London. To have Eight Arches or
Piazas in the out Side wall fronting ye Courte.  The Pillers To be well Done To
have four Doors Two fronting ye Court filling up Two Large Arches to have a
Brick Chimney to Each Small Room the roof of the sd building to be well covered
with Cyprefs Shingles well tarred to have a Modilion Cornice all the wood about
ye Cornice, Windows, Doors, and all the Inside wooden work To be well Laid and
Painted with White Lead & Oyle the inside of ye sd buildings about the Justices
bench to be good Wainscot work and the Doors, also the Lawyers Barr Clerks Table
& Justices Bench to be Erected of a Proper Height all the Flowers back of ye
Lawyers barr to be Laid with flagg Stone the other flowers to be well Laid with
Good Inch & Half pine plank without any lap. To be Two Small Rooms in ye sd
buildings, Each fourteen foot Long & Twelve Wide the Corners of ye Buildings
round the Doors and Windows to be made of good Rubbed Brick To be a handsom
Chair for the Judge of ye Court with a Canopy over it all the sd building to be
Done and finished in the beste and handsomest Manner on or by the Time of Laying
this County Levy in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred & Thirty
Eight or before the Last payment to be Made Now if the sd Henry Willis his heirs
Exectrs or Admsrs Shall well and Truly perform the sd work in the Manner And by
the Time before Exprefsed that Then the above Obligation to be Void Otherwise to
remain & be in full force Power & Virtue
Hen Willis
Jn Taliaferro

Signd Sealed & Delivered
the words (in the Clear) in the Sixth line of ye Condition interlined. In
Presence of
John Waller
W. Waller
At a court continued & held for Spotsylvania County October the Sixth 1736
Henry Willis & John Taliaferro Gentm,
Presented & acknowledged This Their bond in open court which was ordered to be
recorded.
Teste John Waller