County Commissioners Court  }  Gainesville
Alachua County		    } May 12th 1859
      At a called meeting of the board of County Com
      missioners Present Geo W. Means, James C. Standley 
      and E.H. Jordan President of the board
	There being a quorum present, proceeded to 
      business
       On motion it was ordered that George R. 
      Fairbanks Agent for the Executors of N. Brush 
      dec'd be paid the sum of Seventy two dollars 
      it being interest due said Brush estate 
      on the purchase of Forty acres of land for 
      county purposes, there being no further business 
      the board adjourned to meet again on the 
      first Monday in July 1859
			E.H. Jordan
			President Board
			County Commissioners
     County Commissioners Court }  Gainesville
     Alachua County		}   July 4th 1859
     At a meeting of the board of County Commis
     sioners, met pursuant to adjournment: Present 
     James C. Standley, Lewellen Williams and E.H. 
     Jordan President of the board
     Ordered that the account of Ramsey & Rainey 
     amounting to Five & 8/100 dollars for blankets &c 
     furnished to the Jail be paid
     Ordered that Bennet Jones be paid for the schoo
     ling of Ten & a quarter poor Children up to 
     the 24th of June 1859 at five dollars per 
     quarter amount Fifty one & 25/100 ($51.25) 
     dollars ---
     Ordered that Lewis Arbits be appointed a 
     Commissioner to have some repairs done to the