State of Florida } At a regular term of
Alachua County } the Circuit court for the
Suwannee Circuit of Florida this day to wit on
the 10th day of April A.D. 1865 begun & held at
Gainesville for the County of Alachua Present his
Honor "James B. Dawkins" Judge, E.M. Graham Solicitor
Samuel W. Burnett Sheriff & S.P. Bevill Clerk
The Venire heretofore issued being returned and the Jurors
Summoned to attend at this term being called the
following Jurors answered to their names
1 Edward Lewis Senr 16 D. Blake
2 R.S. Stoughton 17 P.B.H. Dudley
3. W.N. Thompson 18 Moses Freymouth
4 W.H. Sparkman 19 G.L. Denton
5 Saml Lowman 20 Wm Strickland
6 B. Haynes 21 D.A. Frier
7 Andrew Bates 22 J.T. Matthews
8 E.L. King 23 J.T. McIntosh
9 J.G. Brooker 24 Daniel Lynn
10 J.G. Faulkner 25 James Thompkins
11 J.W. Peacock 26 L.A. Dearing
12 J.C. Dickinson 27 Jas Fennell
13 W.T. Chieves 28 C. Rain
14 E. Bauknight 29 Hardy Harvard
15 Dillon Griffin
The following were then chosen &
Solicited as Grand Jurors for the present Term to wit
1 Edward Lewis Senr 9 J.G. Brooker
2 R.S. Stoughton 10 J.G. Faulkner
3 W.N. Thompson 11 J.W. Peacock
4 W.H. Sparkman 12 J.C. Dickinson
5 Saml Lowman 13 W.T. Chieves
6 B. Haynes 14 E. Bauknight
7 Andrew Bates 15 Dillon Griffin
8 E.L. King
who having retired under direction of the Court to Solicit
their foreman then after and upon the Same day returned
into Court and reported Edwards Lewis Senr to be their choice
as foreman he was duly appointed and approved by
the Court as foreman, Whereupon the said Edward
Lewis Senr was duly sworn to discharge his duties as
foreman as aforesaid, who having received his charge
of the Court retired under charge of Saml Burnett
Sheriff to deliberate upon such business as might
be brought before them
The Court then proceeded to
call the Criminal docket - the Court then
took recess until 2 Oclock = met pursuant to adjournment
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