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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 436   View pdf image
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these presents   Sealed with our seals and dated this nineteenth day of
April 1847.   Whereas the Commissioners for Dorchester County by virtue
of a supplement to the Act entitled an additional supplement to the Act
entitled an Act to regulate Ferries have contracted with the said John
W. Hayward to keep the Ferry over Fishing Creek from Meekins neck
to Hoopers Island and agree to allow the said John W. Hayward the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current money for the same
Now the Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above
bounden John W. Hayward shall faithfully and diligently keep
the said Ferry over Fishing Creek from Meekins neck to Hoopers
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
1847 and ending twelve months thereafter and shall keep constantly
and in good order a Boat or Scow that will safely carry three
Passengers and their Horses at one trip with one able skilful
hand to attend the said Ferry and shall not charge or receive any
greater price for ferriage than what is allowed him by law then
the above obligation to be void otherwise of full force
Signed sealed & delivered                     John W. Hayward   (Seal)
in the presence of                                   George H. Meekins   (Seal)
Jn.o Newton   Jno L. Willis                   Roger C. Robinson    (Seal)

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


W.m V. M. Edmondson      Be it remembered that the following Bill of
             from         Ex.d       sale was recorded April 26 1847, To wit:
Anthony C. Thompson         Know all men by these presents that I
                                           Anthony C. Thompson of Dorchester County state
of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred
dollars to me in hand paid by W. V. M. Edmondson of the County and
state aforesaid at or before the sealing & delivery of these presents the
receipt whereof I the said Anthony C. Thompson do hereby acknowledge,
have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do
grant, bargain & sell unto the said W. V. M. Edmondson his Executors,
administrators and Assigns a certain Negro Woman named Susan
a slave untill the twenty first of April Eighteen hundred & Seventy
four (She being the same Negro Susan which a Certain Anthony Thompson
(the Father of the said Anthony C. Thompson) late of the County and
state aforesaid left by his last will and testament a slave to serve as
such from the twenty first day of April Eighteen hundred & thirty six


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