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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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            Alachua County  Est Fla
	Commissioners Court 8th Nov'r 1852
At a Special Meeting of the Board of County Comm'r 
present Wm J. Turner, Wyatt C. Allen, John B. Standly, 
Wm H. Brooks and A.M. Caston President of said 
Board met pursuant to appointment and proceeded 
to business
	Order No 1.  We the said Board hereby revoke 
the order of the 2nd February last, ordering the road 
leading from Newnansville to Fort Clarke that said 
road be put back on the old road leaving the present 
road on the North side of the head of dry Branch and 
running into the road now used in the Oaky woods 
where the old road intersects it.
	Order No 2.  We order further that David Mizell 
be appointed Road Commissioner in place of Wm J. 
Turner.
	We the said Board have taken into consideration 
the matter of dividing the County into Road Districts 
and we do hereby revoke all former orders and regulations 
in the matter, District No. 1.  Commences at Elija 
Barrows store in Newnansville running East on the 
Belemy Road to the Duval County Line, including said 
road in this District, along said line North to Alligator 
Creek along said Creek to the Columbia County line 
along said line to the Santafee River, down said River 
to the mouth of Rocky Creek along said Creek to Driggers 
Mill from said Mill to Maxcy Dells including his 
hands in this District, from Maxcy Dells along the 
main road to Wilson's Blacksmith Shop thence 
to the beginning E. Barrows.  District No. 2. Commencing 
at E. Barrows Store running South on the Wacahoota 
Road to Marion County line, along said line East 
to the Flemmington Road, thence North along said 
road through Micanopy along the road leading 
from Micanopy to Black Creek to the Belemy 
Road thence West along the Belemy Road to E. 
Barrows Store including said Wacahoota Road in 
this District and all of the hands within five miles
Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr 28 June 2002
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