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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 271   View pdf image
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and fifty seven.  Whereas the County 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 John Brohawn to keep the Ferry over Fishing Creek from Meekins'
Neck to Hoopers Island and agree to allow the said John Brohawn the sum of Two hundred
& fifty Dollars Current money for the same.  Now the Condition of the above obligation
is such that if the above bounden John Brohawn shall well faithfully & diligently
keep the said Ferry over Fishing Creek from Meekins' Neck to Hoopers Island from
the dawn of day light in the morning until the expiration of say light in the morning
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 and delivered in the presence of                     John Brohawn      (seal)
                                            John Travers                                 Henry Gross   (seal)
The words "each day" were interlined before the               William L. Meekins   (seal)
execution of this Bond                                       1857 April 14  The above Bond & sureties
                                                                  approved by the County Commissioners for Dorchester
County
                                                                   By Order Josiah Jump Clk to
                                                                                  County Commissioners


Thomas Hughlett      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Mortgage
    √    From   xd      Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 5.th day June 1857
Charles Baker &     We Charles Baker and Elwell Parks of State of Maryland
Elwell Parks            being about to remove a portion of timber from the land of Thomas
                               Hughlett in Dorchester County embraced in the contract of Charles
Baker and Thomas Hughlett of the thrd day of January Eighteen hundred and fifty
seven which by said contract was to be paid for before removal and being desirous
to indemnify further and save harmless said Thomas Hughlett for such removal of a load
of said Timber amounting to the sum of Six Hundred Dollars Current money do hereby
bargain and sell unto the said Thomas Hughlett the following property to wit:
five yoke and teams of Oxen three Carts and all Gear fixture and appurtenances
to the same belonging being now on the lands of Thomas Hughlett in Dorchester County
where the aforesaid timber is being cut and removed under the contract before referred to
Provided that if we the said Charles Baker and Elwell Parks shall pay to the said
Thomas Hughlett the said sum of Six Hundred dollars Current money with the interest
thereon from the date of these presents being the amount of timber about to be removed
as aforesaid on or before the first day of July Eighteen Hundred and fifty seven said
contract in all other respects wholly unchanged and in full force then these presents
shall be void.      Witness our hands and seals this twenty seventh day of May Eighteen
hundred and fifty seven
Test                                                                                       Charles Baker   (seal)
          T E Lloyd                                                                        Elwell Parks   (seal)
                                                                                                                       (seal)

Forwarded to Samuel Hambleton Esq June 20 1857


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