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335. State of Maryland Be it remembered that the following Bond Exd from 60 was recorded on the 23.d day of April 1851. Tho. B. Travers & others {Stamp} Know all men by these presents {15 cts} that we Thomas B. Travers, Jeremiah L Pattison and William Rea 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 and truly to be made and done we bind ourselves our heirs, Executors & Administrators in the whole and for the whole, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this twenty first day of April Eighteen hundred & fifty one. Whereas the Commissioners for Dorchester County, by virtue of a supplement to the Act entitled an Additional supplement to the Act to regulate Ferries, have contracted with the said Thomas B. Travers to keep the Ferry over Slaughter Creek from the main to where Henry Travers formerly lived, and agree to allow him the said Thomas B. Travers the sum of Two hundred & forty eight dollars, current money, for the same. Now the Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above bounden Thomas B. Travers shall faithfully and diligently keep the said Ferry over Slaughter Creek from the Main to the place 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 day of May 1851 and ending twelve months thereafter, and shall keep constantly and in good order a Scow that will safely carry four Passengers and their Horses at one trip, with two able bodied skilful hands to attend the said Ferry, and then the above Obligation to be void, otherwise of full force and virtue in law. Signed, sealed & delivered Thomas B. Travers (seal) in the presence of Jere L Pattison (seal) John Muir Wm Rea (seal) James Higgins Approved by the Board of Commissioners for Dorchester County, April 21 1851. By Order, Test Wm Rea Clk C. D. C. |
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