the tenth day of June, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-one.

CHAP. XVI.

An Act for the Settlement and Regulation of Ferries, and for Dispatch of Public Expresses.

I. BE it enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Coun- Public fer cil, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, ries appointand it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,

ed

That ferries be constantly kept at the places hereaf- Rates of ferter named, and that the rates for passing the said riage.. ferries be as follows, viz.

On James River and the Branches thereof.

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From Westover, in Charles City county, to Maycox, or Coggins Point; and from Maycox to Westover, From Kennon's to Maye's, on Appomattox river, and from Maye's to Kennon's,

07/

From Joseph Wilkin's, or John Hood's
land, in Prince George county, to
John Minge's land, in Wyanoke,
From Hog-Island, in Surry county, to
Higginson's landing, on Col. Lewis
Burwell's land, so long as the ferry-
keeper will, at his own charge, keep
a sufficient bridge, over Hog Island
creek, and upon failure thereof from
Hog-Island main, to the end the said
bridge may never become a county
charge, and from the said Higgin-
son's landing to Hog-Island, or up-
en failure as aforesaid, to the main, 1 3

1 3

From Cowle's to Hamner's point,
From Coffield's point, in Nansemond
county, to Robert Peale's near Sleepy
Hole,

From Hampton town point, to Brooke's
point,

30

From Hampton town to Sewell's point, 3 0
From Norfolk town to Sawyer's point,

or Crawford's, and from Crawford's
to Norfolk town,

06

06

From Crawford's to Powder point,

04

04

From Bolling's point, in Henrico coun

ty, over Appomattox river,

10

From Bermuda-hundred to City point, 10

From City point to Shirley-hundred,

at the ship landing, and from the
said landing to City point,

From the ship landing at Shirley, to
Bermuda hundred,

From the hemp landing, at the falls of
James river, to Shocoe's, on the land
of William Byrd, esq.

From the land of Stephen Woodson, in
the county of Goochland, to Mana-
con town,

From Henry Cary's land, over the ri-
ver, to the land of the said Cary,
From Henry Batte's, in the county of
Henrico, to Alexander Bolling's, in
the county of Prince George,
From the land of Col. Richard Bland,
in the county of Prince George, to
the land of Mrs. Anderson, in the
county of Charles City,

10

10

06

0 6

.0 4

04

0 3

0 3

For Man. Horse.

From the land of William Pride, called the Store Landing, in the county of Henrico, to Anthony's landing, in the county of Prince George, From the said Store Landing over Persie's stile creek, to the land of Peter Baugh,

From the warehouse landing at Warwick, to the land of Thomas Moseley,

From the town of Southampton, to the borough of Norfolk, and to Nansemond town,

But if there be more than one single man and horse,

And the same rates from Norfolk and

Nansemond, to Southampton.
From Mulberry-Island point, in the
county of Warwick, to Cocket's in
Isle of Wight; and from Cocket's to
Mulberry-Island,

From the land of Richard Mosby, in
Goochland county, to the land of
Tarlton Fleming, opposite to Mos-
by's landing,

From the land of Tucker Woodson, to
the land of Paul Micheaux, near the
court-house,

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From the land of Bennet Goode, to the land of Col. John Fleming,

From the land of James Fenly, to the
land of William Cabell, cross the
Fluvanna,

From Charles Lynch's plantation, in
Albemarle county, on the Rivanna,
cross the said river, to the land of
Richard Meriwether,

From the land of Mr. Benjamin Cocke, cross the said river to the land of the said Benjamin Cocke,

From the land of Ashford Hughes, on the north side of James river, near the mouth of Willis's creek, cross the said river, to the land of Robert

For Man. Horse.

Carter; and from the said Carter's

to the said Hughes's,

From the land of Lemuel Riddick, ad-
joining to the public wharf, in Suf-
folk, cross Nansemond river, to
Samuel Jordan's land,

From the land of William Pride, in the
county of Henrico, on Appomattox
river, above the narrow falls, to the
land of the said Pride, over the river,
in Prince George county,
From the land of William Cabbell, in

Albemarle county, at the mouth of
Swan's creek, over the Fluvanha, to
the land of Samuel Spencer; or from
the said Cabbell's, over Tye river,
to his land opposite,

On York.

From Chamberlayne's to Williams's,
or Williams's to Chamberlayne's,
From Brick House to West point, or
West point to Brick House

From Brick House to Dudley's, or
Dudley's to Brick House,

10

10/1

From Webb's to Lyde's, formerly
Spencer's, in King William county, 0 6
From Thomas Crenshaw's to the usual

06

For Man. Horse.

From Sweethall to Claiborne Gooch's,
or from Claiborne Gooch's to Sweet-
hall,
From George Dabney's over Pamun-
ky river,

From Taylor's in King William, to
Garland's in Hanover,

From William Pulliam's in Hanover,
to John Holliday's in Caroline,
From Richard Littlepage's, to Thomas
Claiborne's land, over Pamunky,
and from Claiborne's to Little-
page's,

From Todd's warehouse landing, in
King and Queen, to the land of
Robert Armistead Bird, in King
William,

Rappahanock.

From Whiting's to Gilbert's,

From the land of Thomas Ley, to Robinson's, or from Robinson's to Ley's,

From Byrd's to Williams', or Williams' to Byrd's,

From Tappahannock town to Carter's,

or to Rappahanock creek, on either side thereof,

From Tankersley's over Rappahanock

river, to the usual place,

From Germanna over the Rapid Ann,
From Ray's plantation to Skinker's,
From Urbanna to Chetwood's,
At Urbanna, from the ferry landing to
Locust point, on the land of Ralph
Wormley, esq.

From Johnston's plantation in Spotsyl-
vania, to Washington's, in King
George,

From Taliaferro's plantation of the Mount, to the land of Joseph Berry,

From Philemon Cavenaugh's ford,

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