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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 248   View pdf image
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with our seals and dated this fifteenth day of April 1850.   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 regular 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 & 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 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 tenth day of May 1850 and ending twelve months
thereafter, and shall keep constantly & in good order a Scow that will safely
carry three passengers & their Horses at one trip, with an able bodied
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 & virtue in law.
Signed, sealed & delivered                              William H. Mills      (seal)
in the presence of                                             Fielder G. Jones     (seal)
    Jn.o L. Willis                                                Levin T. x his Dunnock   (seal)
    Ja.s Hammersly                                                       mark
   
                  Approved by the Board of Commissioners for Dorchester County.
April 15 1850, By order,                        W.m Rea Clerk C. D. C.


State of Maryland      Be it remembered & it is hereby certified that the following
Ex.d       from      65   Bond was recorded on the 15.th day of April 1850, To wit:
John Reed & others    {Stamp}   Know all men by these presents that we John
                                 {15 cents}  Reed, Levin Christopher, Sylvester Howeth,
of Dorchester County, are held & firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the
full & 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 & done, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and Administrators,
in the whole & for the whole, jointly & severally, firmly by these
presents:  Sealed with our seals & dated this fifteenth day of April 1850.
Whereas the Commissioners for 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 & 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 & diligently
keep the said Ferry over the North west fork of the Nanticoke River,
commonly called the 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


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