A FEW USEFUL FORMS IN TRANSACTING BUSINESS.

AN OBLIGATORY BOND.

in the penal sum of

KNOW all mon by these presents, that I, C. D. of in the county of am held and firmly bound to H. W. 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 efect; others 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

to me in hand paid by

D. C. of 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 pe ify the property sold.] TO HAVE and to HOLD the aforesaid bargained premises, unto the said D. C. his executors, administators 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 and testament, 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 sun of one hundred pounds. Ali the rest and residue of my estate, goods and chattels, I give and bequeath to my dear beloved wife, E. R. whom I nominate, constitute and appoint sole executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all othe and former wills by me at any time heretofore made. initness whe.eof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the

in the year of our Lord

day of Signed, 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 witnesses thereto, in the presence of the said testator.

R. A.

S. D.

L. T.

NOTE. The testator after taking off his seal, must in presence of the witnesses pronounce these words, "I pubfish 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.

in

A LEASE OF A HOUSE.

day of

KNOW all men by these presents, that I, A. B. of for and in conside, ation of the sum received to my full satisfaction of P. V. of tors 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 the term of one year from this date. TO HAVE and to HOLD to him the said ". V. his neirs, executors, administrators and assigns for said terım, 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

In presence of

A NOTE PAYABLE AT A BANK.

[$500, 60]

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.

SIMON PURSE.

Cents, and place it to my account, as per advice from your

humble servant,

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

She same to the account of

Your Ob't. Servant,

E. WHITE,

FINIS.

INTRODUCTION.

SCHOLARS, male and female, after they have acquired a 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.

son.

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 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 understood, 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 Justine.