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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 174   View pdf image
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state of Maryland, Dorchester County To wit:  on this ninth day of December
1843 personally appeared me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said state and County
Samuel Dunnock and acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing to be his
act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.  Acknowledged before
                                                                                                 Henry Shenton


State of Maryland      Be it remembered that the following Resignation appointment
       from                   and Bond was recorded on the 19.th day of December 1843, To wit:
W.m L. Drura            to any two Justices of the Peace in and for Dorchester County
    Constable              Being tired of the Constables office having too much business on
hand to attend to, I do therefore resign the said office and recommend M.r William
L. Drura to be appointed in my stead.  Witness my hand and seal this 19.th day of
December 1843                                                                     Levin Tulls      (seal)
We the subscribers two of the Justices of the Peace, in and for Dorchester County, by
virtue of a supplement entitled "an Act for the establishment and regulation of
the Levy Courts in the several Counties of this state", have appointed M.r William
L. Drura Constable of Election District N.o 1 in the place of Levin Tull who
has resigned.  Witness our hands and seals this 19.th day of December 1843
To the Clerk of Dorchester County Court                  Charles Corkran   (seal)
                                                                                     James Rea            (seal)

Know all men by these presents that we William L. Drura, Jacob Willson and
Elisha Owens of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland are held and firmly
bound unto the State of Maryland in the full and just sum of two thousand
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 & administrators jointly and severally
firmly by these presents.  Sealed with our seals and dated this 19.th day of December
1843.   The Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above
bounden William L. Drura shall well and truly execute the Office of
Constable of Election district N.o one in all things appertaining thereto and
shall also well and truly account for all monies placed in his hands for
collection and shall also well and truly pay all sums of Money received by him
then the obligation to be void otherwise of full force and virtue in law
signed sealed & delivered                                William l. Drura      (seal)
in the presence of                                             Jacob Willson        (seal)
Tho H. Hooper                                                         his
Josiah Kerr                                                      Elisha x Owens      (seal)
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Dorchester County, To wit:  On the 19.th day of December 1843 personally
appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid Thomas H. Hooper and Josiah Carr and made the following oath
To wit:  We Thomas H. Hooper and Josiah Carr, subscribing witnesses to the


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