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him for that year.^[1] In 1696, there were but two ferries in Henrico. The one at Varina was in operation only on Sundays and on the days on which the justices convened: the wages of the persons who in turn were in charge were eight hundred pounds of tobacco. The second ferry was situated at Bermuda Hundred. Keepers of ferries were now allowed to ask a fee for the transportation of both horse and passenger. For rider and horse this fee was twelve pence, and for a foot passenger, six.^[2] At Jamestown, the rate for man and horse was three shillings and six pence, and for a foot passenger one shilling. In Lancaster County at this time the fee for foot passengers was two shillings and six pence.^[3] The remuneration granted to keepers of ferries in this county was, in 1687, twelve hundred pounds of tobacco.^[4]

1. Records of Henrico County, original vol. 1697-1704, p. 151.
2. Palmer’s Calendar of Virginia State Papers, vol. I, p. 52.
3. Ibid., pp. 50, 51.
4. Records of Lancaster County, original vol. 1686-1696, f. p. 28.