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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 433   View pdf image
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personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in &
for the County aforesaid John Muir & James Smith and made the
following Oath, To wit:  "We John Muir & James Smith subscribing
witnesses to the above Bond do make Oath that David M. Todd,
John H. Hodson and James Woolford obligors mentioned in the said
Bond did severally in our presence sign, seal & deliver the said Bond
as their Act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned."
Sworn before me on the day above mentioned.            Robt. Bell


State of Maryland      Be it remembered that the following Bond was
       from      Ex.d      recorded on the 21.st day of April 1847, To wit:
John Reed & others   [Stamp]   Know all men by these presents that we
                                 [15 cts.]   John Reed, Jacob Willson and William
Howeth of Dorchester County are held & 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 & truly to be made and done
we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and Administrators in the whole &
for the whole jointly and severally and firmly by these presents.  Sealed
with our seals and dated this nineteenth day of April 1847.
Whereas the Commissioners of Dorchester County by virtue of a supplement
to an Act entitled an additional supplement to the Act entitled an
act to regulate Ferries have contracted with the said John Reed to
keep the Ferry over the North West Fork of the Nanticoke commonly
called Crotchers Ferry and agree to allow the said John Reed the sum of
one hundred and ninety dollars current money for the same.   Now
the Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above
bounden John Reed shall faithfully and diligently keep the said Ferry
over the North West Fork of Nanticoke River commonly called Crotchers
Ferry 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 light for
the residue of the year commencing on the first day of May 1847 &
ending twelve months thereafter and shall keep constantly and in
good order a scow that will safely carry six passengers and three
Horses at one trip with an able bodied and skilful hand to attend the
Ferry aforesaid and shall not charge or receive any greater prices for ferriage
than what is allowed by law then the above obligation to be void
otherwise of full force and virtue in law.                      his
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of      John x Reed      (Seal)
Jn.o Newton   Jno L. Willis                                      mark
                                                                            Jacob Wilson   (Seal)
                                                                          William Howeth  (Seal)

Approved by the Board of Commissioners for Dorchester County April 19.th
1847.                                             Test William Rea Clk C. D. C.


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