Subject: 1758 Laws Establishing Ferries Resent-Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 14:24:10 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 17:26:27 -0400 From: "Steven J. Coker"Organization: http://members.tripod.com/~SCROOTS To: [email protected] Tuesday the 7th of March 1758. "... Mr. Lamboll reported From the Committee appointed to inspect the Severall Laws for Establishing Ferries in this Province & to report which of the said Laws are Expired or near Expiring, and to Enquire what may be the Annual Income of the said Ferrys & to report the Same as it Appears to them to the House, that the Committee had inspected the said Laws & made their Inquiry which they had in Charge & had directed him to report the same, as it appears to them, to the House & he read the Report in his Place & afterwards delivered it in at the Clerks Table where the same was read & is as follows, viz. That of the several Ferries, now or Lately kept in this Province, severall are without any Establishment, being either Set up without any Law or Else the Acts for that Purpose being Expired, nul & void, particularly the fifteen following, Viz. Ball's, that is Strawberry-Ferry, Western Branch of Cooper River, Estimated worth about �80 Clear Profits per Annum. Bassnetts, i.e. Hobcaw-Ferry, Wando River, about �150 per Annum. Bellingers, i.e. Ashley-River-Ferry, about �500 per Annum. Bonneaus, i.e. Eastern Branch of Cooper River, about �50 per Annum. Bryan's, i.e. Port Royall Island, about �50 per Annum. Canteys, i.e. over Santee River, about �200 per Annum. Duponts, i.e. North Side of Santee River, about �200 per Annum. Fulwoods, i.e. Charles Town neck, at present of Little Value. Grays, i.e. Christ Church Parish, about �150 per Annum. Granges, now Parkers, on South Edisto River, about �200 per Annum. Kinlochs, i.e. South Side of Santee River, about �100 per Annum. Pallachuckella's, i.e. North Side Savanna River, uncertain. Smiths, i.e. over North Edisto River, about �150 per Annum. Scotts, i.e. on Daniels Island, St. Thomas Parish, about �100 per Annum. Williamsons, i.e. over Stono River, about �50 per Annum. That the undermention'd Ferries are appointed & Established by Acts of Assembly, Viz. Several: but their Number unknown, being appointed by Commissioners of five Districts in the upper Settlements on Pedee, Waccamaw and Black Rivers by an Act passed the 13th of June 1747 & Continued by another Act passed the 11th of May 1754 for Seven Years Longer and from thence to the End of the next Session of the General Assembly after, &ca., Yearly Value Uncertain. Buchannans [&] Mazycks ferries, i.e., North Side [&] South Side, Santee River, �50 [each per Annum]. By an Act passed 11th March 1737[/38] & the 2d or Last time revived & Continued by another Act Pass'd 16th May 1752 for Six Years Longer & from thence to the End of the next Session &ca. Murrays, i.e. Over Santee River in the Way Leading from Charles Town to Williamsburg by an Act passed 8th March 1741[/42] which the Last time was revived & Continued by another Act passed 14th June 1751 for seven years Longer & from thence to the End of the next sessions &c., about �200 per Annum. Prioleau's, i.e. from Port Royal Island to the Indian Land at Thomas Innes, deceased, about �50 per Annum, [&] Green's, i.e. from the Indian Land of Thomas Innes, deceas'd, to Port Royal Island, about �50 per Annum. This Act Passed 24th April 1751 for 10 years only. Stuarts, i.e. at Fort Moore in new Windsor over Savanna River, by an Act Passed 11th May 1754 to Continue for Seven Years from June 14th 1754 & thence to next session &c., about �50 per Annum. Threadcrafts, i.e. over Waccamaw River to Foissins Island, about �50 per Annum, [&] Glens, i.e. over Peedee River To the Said Foissins Island, about �50 per Annum, by an Act passed 19th March 1756 to Continue for 7 Years from the Passing and thence to the End of next Session &c. Beards, i.e. over Santee River, by Act passed the 13th of April 1756 to Continue for Seven Years from the Passing & thence to the End of the next Session &c., about �50 per Annum. Gaillards, i.e. from the South Side of Santee River by an Act passed 13th of April 1756 to Continue for 14 Years from the Passing, & thence to the End of the next Session of the General Assembly, about �50 per Annum. Ordered that the said Report do lie upon the Table to be perused by the Members of the House...." Source: The Colonial Records of South Carolina The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly October 6, 1757-January 24, 1761 Terry W. 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