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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 173   View pdf image
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Creek from the main to where Henry Traverse formerly lived, and agree to allow
the said Jeremiah L. Pattison and John W. Travers the sum of Three hundred
and twenty dollars, current money for the same.  Now the Condition of the
above Obligation is such that if the above bounden Jeremiah L. Pattison
and John W. Traverse shall faithfully & diligently keep the said 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
year, commencing from the tenth of May 1849, and ending twelve months
thereafter, and shall keep constantly & in good order a Scow that will
safely carry four Passangers & 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 null & void, otherwise of force &
virtue in law.                                                         Jere L. Pattison      (seal)
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of        John W. Travers    (seal)
John Muir      John L. Willis                                  W. K. Travers       (seal)

Approved by the Board of Commissioners of Dorchester County.
April 16.th 1849.         By order.  Test W.m Rea Clk C. D. C.


State of Maryland            Be it remembered that the following Bond
Ex.d       from         65      was recorded on the 16.th day of April 1849, To wit:
W.m H. Mills & others      {Stamp}      Know all men by these presents
                                       {15 cents}     that we William H. Mills, Levin T.
Dunnock & Fielder G Jones, 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 & truly to be made & done, we bind ourselves,
our heirs, executors and Administrators, in the whole & for the whole,
jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.  Sealed with our seals
and dated the sixteenth day of April 1849.  Whereas the Commissioners
for Dorchester County, bu 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 William H. Mills to
keep the Ferry over Fishing Creek from Meekins' neck to Hooper's Island,
and agree to allow the said William H. Mills 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 William
H. Mills shall faithfully & 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


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