Gainesville Fla. May 11th 1868
To the Hon. T.T. Long Judge of the Suwannee Circuit of
the State of Florida
                   Sir                 
                      I have the honor to present this
my application for admission to the Bar & license to practice
in the Courts of the State of Florida, I would respectfully
State to your Honor that I have attained the age of Twenty
One years and invite your Honors attention to the Certificate
attatched as to my Several Character and would respectfully
ask that your Honor will appoint a Committee to examine
me as to capacity and fitness           Very Respectfully
                                        Your Obt Servant
                                           F.P. Fleming

                          Gainesville Fla.
                                        May 11th 1868
           We the undersigned do hereby Certify that
we are acquainted with F.P. Fleming who is the applicant
and Know him to be of good Moral Character and respectfully
recommend that a Committee be appointed under the rules of
Court for his examination               J.J. Finly
                                        H. Bradford
    Committee   J.J. Finly
                H. Bradford
                Wm Edwards
    We the undersigned Committee appointed by the
Court to examine into the fitness of F.P. Fleming Esqr to be admi
-tted as an attorney & Counsellor at Law, have performed that
duty and beg leave to report that they find qualified and
recommend that he be Sworn in and enrolled as an attorney
with license to practice in all the Courts of law and equity
in the State of Florida                 J.J. Finly
  May 11th 1868              H. Bradford
                                        William Edwards