Spring Term A.D. 1883
    Saturday April 28th 1883
The Court met pursuant to adjournment of yester-
day His Honor Thomas F. King Judge presiding

Whereupon the Grand Jury came into open Court
and rendered No Bills in the following causes to wit:
State of Florida }
       vs        }  Perjury
Wm R. Lewis      }

State of Florida }
        vs       }  resisting an officer
Fate Walls       }

State of Florida }
        vs       }  Larceny
Emanuel McRae    }

Whereupon the principal Bondsmen and witnesses in
said Causes were discharged from attendance on
this Court

And now the Grand Jury having Completed its
labors beg leave to present and have read their general
presentment which being done the Grand Jury
was discharged from attendance on this Court

                    In Circuit Court of Alachua County
                    5th Judicial Circuit of Florida
To the Hon Thos F. King
                     Judge of the Circuit Court in and for
                                  Alachua County
                                                 Florida
This the petition of William E. Dewson would very
respectfully shew unto your Honor that he is a resident
of Gainesville in Alachua County Florida and that
he is over the age of Twenty one (21) years, That he has
for sometime past been applying himself assidu
ously to the study of law in its various branches
And he humbly prays your Honor to appoint a Com-
mittee to examine into the qualification of your pe
titioner for admission to the Bar of this Honorable Circuit
And that if the report of said Committee shall be
favorable that your petitioner may be admitted
to the Bar of this Honorable Court as an attorney and