Know all Men by these Presents, That we Robert Oliver, Henry Oliver and William Ashworth all of Ross County, and State of Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Ohio, in the penal sum of Five Hundred Dollars, current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made to the State of Ohio, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

SEALED with our seals, and dated this 15 day of February 1862

Whereas, the Probate court in and for the county of Ross and State of Ohio has this day appointed Robert Oliver guardian of George W. Tharp who is a minor and legal representative of John S. Tharp deceased.

Now the Condition of the above Obligation is such, That if the above bound Robert Oliver Guardian, as aforesaid, will render an accurate statement of his transactions, with a just account of the profits arising from the real and personal estate of said George W. Tharp and deliver up the same to the Court, at such time as they may require, and discharge with fidelity the duties devolving up him by law as such Guardian, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of
Robert Oliver
Henry (his X mark) Oliver
William Ashworth

W. F. Herrst
Probate Judge

STATE OF OHIO, ROSS COUNTY.

Robert Oliver being first duly sworn says that he will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties devolving upon him as Guardian of George W. Tharp

Subscribed and sworn to this 15 day of Robert Oliver
February 1862

W.F. Herrst, Probate Judge

Know all Men by these Presents, That we Robert Oliver, Henry Oliver and William Ashworth all of Ross County, and State of Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Ohio, in the penal sum of Five Hundred Dollars, current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made to the State of Ohio, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

SEALED with our seals, and dated this 15th day of March 1862.

Whereas, the Probate court in and for the county of Ross and State of Ohio has this day appointed Robert Oliver Guardian of John O. Tharp a minor and legal representative of John S. Tharp deceased.

Now the Condition of the above Obligation is such, That if the above bound Robert Oliver Guardian, as aforesaid, will render an accurate statement of his transactions, with a just account of the profits arising from the real and personal estate of said John O. Tharp and deliver up the same to the Court, at such time as they may require, and discharge with fidelity the duties devolving up him by law as such Guardian, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of
Robert Oliver
Henry (his X mark) Oliver
William Ashworth

W. F. Herrst
Probate Judge

STATE OF OHIO ROSS COUNTY.

Robert Oliver being first duly sworn says that he will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties devolving upon him as Guardian of John O. Tharp

Subscribed and sworn to this 15th day of March 1862

Robert Oliver

W.F. Herrst, Probate Judge

To the Probate Judge of Ross County:

The undersigned states that John O. Tharp a minor resident of the county of Ross, and legal representative of John S. Tharp deceased, that the said minor was twenty years of age on the _____ day of August last past; that said minor is entitled to personal property to the value of about one hundred twenty seven 76/100 dollars, as the undersigned has been informed and believes, and that he is seized of one undivided fifth of certain real estate containing about one hundred sixty acres, situate in Ross County, Ohio & 125 acres in the state of Indiana the annual rents and profits of said undivided fifth do not exceed the sum of Thirty dollars, and that the value of the real estate in the state of Ohio will probably amount to about Eight Hundred dollars. The undersigned has no Knowledge of the value of the real estate in the State of Indiana but has learned that the heirs estimate their shares at about one hundred dollars.

The undersigned asks that he may be appointed Guardian of the person and estate of said minor.

Robert Oliver

The State of Ohio, Ross County, Robert Oliver, being sworn, says that the matters set forth in the foregoing statement are all true, as he is informed and verily believes.

Robert Oliver

Subscribed and sworn to this 15 day of March 1862

I, John Tharp with the consent of the Court, choose Robert Oliver, as my Guardian.

John O. Tharp

INVENTORY OF REAL ESTATE	Probable Value
The above named minors are such seized of an undivided fifth of one hundred and sixty acres of land in Green Township, Ross County of land - Value of 2/5ths	$1600.00
Also an undivided fifth part of One Hundred & forty five acres situate in ___________ County of the Sate of Indiana (no means of knowing the value except from the Estimate put upon their respective shares by the heirs to wit at One Hundred Dollars) Value of both may be	$ 200.00
The two undivided fifths of the real estate in Ross County, Ohio has been rented for the sum of Sixty Dollars payable March 1st 1863	$ 60.00

		Dr.
1859 Feby 14	Cash of George Cryder Interest 2 years 1 months & 15 days	$50.00 9.38	59.38
April 15	Cash of George Cryder Interest on do. 2 years 11 mo. & 14 days	75.00 13.30	88.30
1860 Feby 4	Cash of James Little Interest on do. 2 years 1 mo. & 25 days	64.00 8.25	72.25
June 3	Cash of James Little Interest on do. 1 year 9 mo. 26 days	100.55 10.94	111.49
1861 Mar 15	Cash rec'd of James Little Interest on do. 1 year & 14 days	10.00 .62	10.62
May 16	Cash rec'd of James Little Interest on do. 10 mo & 13 days	49.00 2.55	51.55
1862 Dec 31	Cash rec'd of Herman Richart Interest on do 3 mo.	58.00 .87	58.87
	Balance due on R.M. Biggart's note Interest on do at 8% 2 years 3 mos. & 5 days	37.36 6.73	44.09
1859 Dec 24	Cash rec'd on R.M. Biggerts note Interest on do 2 years, 3 mos & 5 days	9.00 1.32	10.30
			$506.87
	Contra?			Cr.
1858 Dec 27	Cash paid Saml F. McCoy Probate Judge for Letters of Guardianship Interest to March 29, 1862 3 yrs, 3 mo, 2 days			4.60 .90	5.50
1859 Feby 15	Cash paid Sam. F. McCoy Probate Judge for filing inventory, etc. Interest to Mar 29, 1862 3 yrs, 1 mo, 13 days			1.70 .13	2.01
1860 Jany 3	Cash paid A Pearson, Treas. taxes on real and personal property Interest to Mar 29, 1862 2 yrs, 2 mos. 27 days			8.00 1.07	9.07
1860 Jun 9	Cash paid A. Pearson, Treas. Taxes on real est. Interest to March 29, 1862 = 1 yr, 9 mo, 20 days			5.56 .61	6.17
1861 Jany 12	Taxes on personal property paid A. Pearson Interest to March 29, 1862 = 1 yr, 2 mo, 17 days			2.09 .15	2.24
1861 Dec 31	Cash paid A. Pearson, Treas, Taxes on Real Estate and personal property for 1861 and delinquency Interest to Mar 29, 1862= 2 mos, 28 days			30.67 .44	31.11
1861 July 4	Cash paid for clothes for John O. Tharp Interest to Mar 29, 1862 = 8 mos, 5 days			14.00 .62	14.62
Dec	Cash paid Jno Little for clover seed				4.00
1859 Jan	Cash paid partial expenses to of trip to Indiana to attend to lands and settle Admin Interest to Mar. 29, 1862= 2yrs, 2 mos			10.00 1.30	11.30
	Balance due on Biggert's note Interest of 8% 2 yrs and 5 days			37.36 6.73	44.09
1862 Mar 29	Cash paid Safford & Madiera attys. for preparing ap.				3.00
Mar 6	Cash recd of George Smith, omitted in proper place		7.00
	By cash paid Taxes on Lands in Indiana				7.22
	Totals		513.87		140.33
	BALANCE		$373.54

I Joseph W. Tharp, guardian as aforesaid do make oath that the forgoing is a correct account as I verity believe.

The state of Ohio
Ross County

The guardian is entitled to compensation.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of March A.D. 1862

Joseph W. Tharp

W.F. Herrst
Probate Judge