JOHN WALLING FERRY BOND - Rusk County, Texas

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Submitted by ETGS
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Originally published in the:
EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS                  VOL.14, NO.2, SUMMER 1990 
Some Records from Deed Book "A" - Rusk County, TX (Continued)

Page 72                            JOHN WALLING FERRY BOND

The Republic of Texas )
County of Rusk        )
     Know all men by these presents that we John Walling as principal and Larkin 
Caison as security are held and firmly bound unto A. H. Watkins, Chief Justice of Said 
County and his scucessors in office in the just and full sum of one Thousand Dollars 
good and Lawful money of said Republic, the payment well and truly to be made, we bind 
ourselves, our heirs, executors, etc. jointly, severally, and firmly by these presents 
sealed with our seals and dated this first day of July one thousand eight hundred and 
forty-four.
     The conditions of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounded 
John Walling applied to the Coms. Court of Roads & Revenued of said county on the 
first day of July one thousand eight hundred forty-four for license for a Public Ferry 
at what is called Walling's Ferry and the same being granted by said court, and the 
following rates of ferriage established, 
To Wit:
     for crossing Road Waggons, one dollar
          Small Waggons, fifty cents
          Man and Horse, 25 cents
          Cattle, Hogs and Sheep, 3 cents each
     for Footmen and loose Horses, 6-1/4 cents each

     Now if the said John Walling exacts no more than the above rates and keeps a good 
safe and sufficient Boat and other Crafts as the case may be, and keep the banks of 
said river at said Ferry as prescribed by Law, and do perform all other Acts in 
conformity to the same relative thereto then this obligation to be null and void, 
Otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Witness our hands this first day of 
July, 1844.
                                      John Walling (seal) 

                                      Larkin Caison

Test:
Ezra Wilson, Clk.
Rusk County
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