Spring Term AD 1898
                  Friday May 20th
sworn says that he will support protect and defend the
Constitution and Government of the United States and of the
State of Florida and honestly to demean himself in his
profession and exercise the duties thereof to the best of his
skill and abilities
Sworn to and subscribed before }        Christopher Matheson
me this May 14th 1898          }
             H.C. Denton       }
(seal)    Clerk Circuit Court  }

                United States of America
                    State of Florida
To All whom these presents shall come Greeting:
  Know ye that Christopher Matheson in the State
of Florida having been found duly qualified and competent
to practice as an attorney counsellor and solicitor in the
Circuit Court of the State of Florida in the 5th Judicial
Circuit: and having by Rule of Court been duly admitted
to practice after taking the oath prescribed by the
Rules of said Court and by the State of Florida
  These are therefore to certify that the said Christopher
Matheson is fully authorized and licensed to practice
as such attorney counsellor and solicitor in the several
circuits of this State
  In witness whereof I W.A. Hocker Judge of the said
Court have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
of said Court to be affixed and these presents to be attested
by the Clerk of said Court at the City of Gainesville in the
State of Florida this 19th day of May AD 1898 and of the
Independence of the United States the 122d
H.C. Denton                    W.A. Hocker  Judge
(seal) Clerk

State of Florida }
      vs         } Murder
Wm C. Summers    }
            Now upon joint request of the parties in the above
stated cause the Court appointed Mrs E.A. Cooper as Stenographer
to take testimony in said cause, who was accordingly sworn in as
such stenographer by the Clerk of this Court.

State of Florida }       Syd L. Carter, N.M. Allred
    vs           } Murder
Wm C. Summers    }    Evans Haile B.A. Thrasher & S.Y. Finley
              And now on this day this cause came on to be

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Admitted May 14th AD 1898