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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 204   View pdf image
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shall faithfully and diligently keep the said Ferry over Fishing creek from
Meekins' Neck to Hooper's Island from day light to day light from the first
of November to the first of March and from an hour before to an hour after day
light for the residue of the year commencing the first day of May 1844 and ending
twelve months thereafter and shall keep constantly and in good order a Boat or
scow that will safely carry thru passengers and their Horses at one trip with one
able bodied skilful hand to attend the said Ferry and shall not charge or receive
any greater prices for ferriage than what is allowed him by law then the above
obligation to be void otherwise of force
signed, sealed and delivered                                    Samuel Dunnock      (seale)
in the presence of                                                             his
    Jn.o Newton                                                        Levin x Dunnock     (seale)
    John Muir                                                                   mark
                                                                              Marcellus Willey      (seale)


State of Maryland      Be it remembered that the following Bond was recorded on the
       from      Ex.d      15.th day of April 1844, To wit:
Hutcheson Byrn         Know all men by these presents that we James hutcheson, John H.
& Pattison                 Byrn, Jeremiah L. Pattison and Sam.l Harrington of Dorchester
                                 County are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland
in the full and just sum of three hundred dollars current money of the United States
to be paid to the said state or its certain attorney to the which payment well and truly
to be made and done we bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators in the
whole and for the whole jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with
our seals and dated this 15.th day of April 1844.  Whereas the Commissioners of
Dorchester County by virtue of a supplement to the act entitled an additional
supplement to an act entitled an act to regulate Ferries have contracted with
the said James Hutcheson, John H. Byrn and Jeremiah L. Pattison to keep the
Ferry over Slaughter Creek from the Main to where Henry Travers formerly lived
* from day light to day light from the first of November to the first of March and
from an hour before to an hour after day light for the residue of the ear commencing
from the 10.th May 1844 and ending twelve months thereafter and shall
keep constantly and in good order a scow that will safely carry four passengers
and their Horses at one trip with two able bodied skilful hands to attend the said
Ferry and shall not charge or receive any greater price for ferriage than what is
allowed by law then the above obligation to be nul and void otherwise of force.
* and agree to allow the said James Hutcheson, John H. Byrn and Jeremiah L. Pattison the
sum of three hundred dollars current money for the same.  Now the condition of the above
obligation is such that if the above bounden James Hutcheson, John H. Byrn and
Jeremiah L Pattison shall faithfully and diligently keep the said Ferry over Slaughter Creeke
from the Main to where Henry Travers formerly lived
              James C. Hutcheson   (seale)
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of                           Jn.o H. Byrn               (seale)
Jn.o Newton               Jn.o Muir                                             Jere L Pattison            (seale)
                                                                                              Sam.l Harrington         (seale)

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