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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 248   View pdf image
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to the act ^entitled an additional supplement to the act^ to regulate Ferries have contracted with the said William H
Reed                                 to keep the Ferry over the north west fork of
Nanticoke River commonly called Crotchers Ferry and agree to allow the
said William H. Reed                           the sum of one hundred and
seventy five dollars current money for the same
Now the condition of the above obligation is such that if the above
bounden William H. Reed                              shall well faithfully
and diligently keep the said Ferry over the North West fork of
Nanticoke River Commonly called Crotchers Ferry from the dawn of
daylight in the morning until the expiration of day light in the
Evening each day from the first day of January 1857 until the first
day of January 1858 and shall keep constantly and in good order
a scow that will safely carry three passengers and three horses
at one trip with an able bodied and skilful hand to attend
the said Ferry and shall not charge or receive any greater price
for services than what is allowed by Law
signed sealed & delivered            William H. Reed         (seal)
in the presence of                         Cyrus Bell                  (seal)
          Samuel Twilley                   William H. Brinsfield   (seal)

1856 December 22d  The above Bond and sureties approved by the County
Commissioners for Dorchester County
                                              Josiah Jump clk to
                                              County Commissioners


The State of Maryland      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified
          √      from   xd        that the following Bond was recorded on the
Robert Bell & others        19th day of December A D 1856 to wit.
                                                          Know all men by these presents that
that we Robert Bell, Algernon Corkran, Charles W Carroll, Charles Johnson,
Thomas Lambdin, Jesse Richardson, Edward W. Lecompte & Charles F Goldsborough
of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland are held and firmly
bound unto the State of Maryland in the full and just sum of twenty
Six thousand Six hundred and Sixty six dollars sixty six and two
third cents Current Money to be paid to the said State or its Certain
attorney to which payment well and truly to be made and done we
bind ourselves our heirs Executors and administrators jointly and severally
firmly by these presents:  Sealed with our Seals and dated this
nineteenth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty
Six.

       The Condition of the above obligation is such that if the above
bounden Robert Bell as sheriff of Dorchester County do and shall well and
faithfully Execute the same office in all things appertaining thereto
and shall also render to the several officers within this State a
just and true account of all fees placed in his hands for Collection


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