No worries. I find the subject of marriage bonds similar to the surety my 3-greats-grandfather was required to post in order to gain a publican's licence in the mid-1800s in Sydney. The amount then was three people to pay £50 each. I added a statement to his profile comparing that to 2017 dollars -- by some calculators £50 in 1850 was equivalent in purchasing power to $6,398 in 2017 (I forget whether that was supposed to be Aus $ or US$).
Running a similar check today tells me that £50 in 1850 would give a purchasing power between from $11,434.00 to $6,164,000.00.
If it cost £50 for a licence to run a pub in the Colonies in the 1850s, I cannot but wonder what they thought was a deliberately high amount for a marriage bond. I seem to remember that "breach of promise" suits were rather common at one time. I should look into whether the bond featured into the payment to the jilted bride (if she was the one bring the suit), or if the bond was lost to the system.
