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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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            Alachua County  Est Fla
	Commissioners Court June 14th 1852
		At an adjourned regular Meeting of the third of May 
Present Wm J. Turner, Wm H. Brooks and A.M. Caston President and 
proceeded to business ---
	Order 1st We the board of County Commissioners grant per
mission to Samuel Russell to remove the old Court House and the two 
Jury rooms from the public Square provided he removes and clears 
off all the rubbish and rotten stuff that may fall from tearing 
down ---
	Order 2nd   It is further ordered that on the Belemy road leading 
from Newnansville to the Santafee at the Natural Bridge that 
Samuel R. Piles, Wm Harn and James Pendarvis are hereby ap
pointed Commissioners of said road.   On the road leading from 
Newnansville to Fort Fanning to the County Line, John B. Standley, 
Samuel Russell and Hardy Polk are hereby appointed Commissioners 
of said road.  On the road leading from Newnansville to Wacahoota 
G.U. Ellis, Eli Ramsey and Frances McDonald are hereby appointed 
Commissioners of said road.  Commissioners are instructed to take 
Mrs Zilphy Standleys hands and all other hand that live within a 
mile of the road, except Cornelius Rein's hands, who is a Commissioner 
on the Fort Harley Road.  On the road leading from Newnansville to Black 
Creek to the County line, David Jones, Thomas Green, and Stephen Fagan are
appointed Commissioners of said road.  Commissioners are instructed to take 
from Newnansville G.M. Galpins hands, E. Barrows hands, Lemuel Wilson's, 
JG Dell's, R. Ault's, T.J. Prevatt's, A.M. Caston's, G.L. Brown's, W.W. 
Scott's, C.F. Fitchet's, I.J. Carter's, Samuel Baxley's, David Ridought's, 
B.M. Dell's, and all other hands on the North side of said road to 
the County line.  And all others on the South side not designated to work the
Belemy Road.  On the Belemy Road leading from Newnansville to Pilatka 
to the County line, Madison Sparkman, Tho's Holder and H.C. Wilson 
are appointed Road Commissioners of said road.  Commissioners are instructed 
to take the hands of James Hague, Tho's Love, Benj. Warren, Joseph 
Holder, J.G. Brooks, Robert Burton, John Celon, Michel Kirkland, John 
Wiggins, William Johns and John Sparkman.  On the road leading 
from Fort Harlee to Micanopy, M.S. Perry, Peter Sparkman, Stephen 
Sparkman are appointed Commissioners on said road.  Commissioners 
are instructed to take the hands of Dr. Geiger, Wm Lancaster, James Turner, 
Benj. Mills, Wm Lavine, Madison Weeks, Mintus Croxton, M.M. Carol, 
Holdin, Frances Shanon, John S. Perry, Dempsey Blake, J. Zetrour
Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr 28 June 2002
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