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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 52   View pdf image
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State of Maryland                              Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bond was
          from  xd   √                              received and recorded on the 13.th day of May 1853 to wit                       (Stamp)
Jeremiah L. Pattison                                        Know all men by these presents, That we Jeremiah L. Pattison       (   15  )
Levi D. Traverse  William H. Mills      Levi D. Traverse, William Mills & Wm L. Traverse of Dorchester County   (Cents)
William K. Traverse                           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 and administrators in the whole and for the whole jointly and severally
firmly by these presents; sealed with our seals and dated the nineth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and fifty Three

                Whereas the County Commissioners for Dorchester County by virtue of a supplement to the act
Entitled an additional supplement to an act to regulate ferries have Contracted with the said Jeremiah L
Pattison & Levi D. Traverse to keep the ferry over Slaughter Creek from the main to where Henry Traverse
formerly lived and agree to allow the said Jeremiah L. Pattison & Levi D. Traverse the sum of
Three Hundred and Twenty five Dollars Current Money for the same      Now the Condition of the
above obligation is Such, That if the above bounden Jeremiah L. Pattison and Levi D. Traverse
Shall faithfully and diligently keep the said ferry over Slaughter Creek, from the main to where henry
Traverse 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 1853 and ending twelve months thereafter, and Shall Keep Constantly and in good order a scow that
will safely Carry four passangers and their horses at one trip, with two able bodied skillful 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 void, otherwise of force and virtue in law               Jere. L. Pattison      (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered                                                                           Levi D. Traverse        (seal)
in the presence of                                                                                          William H. Mills          (seal)
                            W.m Rea                                                                           W. K. Traverse         (seal)

    This Bond approved by the Commissioners for Dorchester County Mar 9.th 1853
                                                                                                                By order
                                                                                                                   Test Wm Rea clerk C. D. C.


State of Maryland                  Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
    √   from  xd                       Bond was received and recorded on the 13th day of May   (stamp)
William H. Mills & others      1853 to wit                                                                         (  15   )
                                                                                                                                       (Cents)
                                                    Know all men by these presents that we William H. Mills
Washington A. Smith of William L. Meekins 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 and administrators
in the whole and for the whole jointly and severally firmly by these presents; sealed with
our seals and dated this 9.th day of May 1853 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 regulate the ferries have Contracted with the said William H. Mills to keep the ferry
over fishing Creek from Meekins Neck to Hoopers Island and agree to allow said William
H. Mills the sum of 150$ 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



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