County Commissioners Court}
Alachua County		  }  Gainesville 
                                July 16th 1860
At a meeting of the Board of County Comm
issioners, Present William Strickland, C. Rain 
J.M. Sparkman and E.H. Jordan President 
of the board
1st  Ordered that Geo W. Boston and William Kennedy 
be appointed Commissioners on the Road from 
Newnansville to Cason's Ford ---
2nd  Ordered that a road be opened leading from 
Gainesville by Mathews Steam Mill, thence 
by Wm Cheeves' and to intersect with the Belemy road 
at or near Tho's P. Boulware's and that John 
T. Mathews, John Sparkman & Benj'n  P. Boulware 
be appointed Commissioners to open said road 
and that said J.T. Mathews, John Sparkman 
& Benj'n P. Boulware be appointed Commissioners 
to have said road worked and kept in order
3rd  Ordered that J.W. Littles account for teaching 
amt Twenty five & 18/100 dollars be paid
4th  Ordered that John G. Rawls & P.B.H. Dudley 
be appointed Commissioners on the road from 
Newnansville to Archer Station on the Rail 
Road
5th Ordered that Henry Barnadore, Mitcheal 
Kirkland & Solomon Wilks be appointed 
Commissioners on the Belemy Road leading from 
Newnansville to the Putnam County line
6th  Ordered that the Precincts called Half Moon 
Pond and Fort Walker be abolished and that 
Archer Station on the Rail Road be established 
and known as a Precinct in place of those 
discontinued
7     Ordered that M.A. Beck be paid one dollar 
& 60/100 for carrying Election Returns from 
Orange Creek precinct to Gainesville