Bond record, Eastern Shore, 1815-1847.

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Bond record, Eastern Shore, 1815-1847.

Recorded bonds of civil officers. Surety instrument for subscribers of Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company stock (1823). Stockholders listed alphabetically. Bound with the Land Record, Eastern Shore series [MSA S0444] and the GENERAL COURT OF THE EASTERN SHORE Land Records series [MSA S0483]. For post-1851 bonds, see the Bond Record series [MSA S0401]. Arranged chronologically.

.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6775886

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