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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 100   View pdf image
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at one trip and one able bodied skilfull hand to attend the said ferry and
shall not charge or receive any greater prices for ferriage than what is allowed
him by law  Then the above obligation to be void otherwise of force
signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                                     Isaac Dunnock      (seal)
Barzellai Slacum                                       Samuel Dunnock      (seal)
Saml I Meekins                                                his
                                                                Levin   Dunnock      (seal)
                                                                      mark


B state of Maryland      Be it remembered that the following Bond
Ex.d      from                was recorded 17th april 1843 to wit
James Hutchison &       Know all men by these presents that we
John N Byrn     
James Hutchison John Burn Stewart Geoghegan & Noah Abbott 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 17th day of april 1843 whereas the Commissioners for Dorchester
County by virtue of a supplement to the act entitled "an additional
supplement to an act entitled an act to regulate ferries have Contracted
with the said James Hutcheson & John Burn to Keep the
ferry over Slaughter Creek from the main to where Henry Traverse
formerly lived and agree to allow the said James Hutcheson &
John Burn the sum of Three Hundred Dollars Current money for the
same.   Now the Condition of the above obligation is such that if
the above bounden James Hutcheson & John Burn shall faithfully
& delegently Keep the said ferry over slaughter Creek from the
main to 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 May the first 1843 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 skilfull 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
Signed sealed and delivered                          James Hutcheson   (seal)
in the presence of      the name of                   Jno H Byrn            (seal)
John Burn being interlined in three places        Stewart Geoghegan   (seal)
before the execution      Saml I Meekins               Noah Abbott      (seal)
                                     Barzillai Slacum


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