Spring Term May 1st 1854
                             Circuit Court Eastern Circuit of
                             Florida  County of Alachua
     At a regular Term of the Circuit Court of the Eastern
Circuit of the State of Florida, for the County of Alachua, began
and held at the Court House at Newnansville, in Said County of
Alachua, on Monday the first day of May, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty four,
     Present the Honl. William A. Forward Judge &c

     The Venire heretofore Issued being returned, and the Jurors
Summoned to attend at this Term of the Court being called,
the following Jurors answered to their names, vis. 1 Daniel C. Hart,
2 William Sapp, 3 Williams Adams, 4 William Hornsby, 5 Joseph
B. Holder, 6 Mathew Chesser, 7 Abaham Mott, 8 James
S. Chesser, 9 V.R. Prevatt, 10 Albert Roberts, 11 Jacob
G. Stroble, 12 William R. Paisley, 13 Simeon Dell, 14 James
Burnett, 15 Thomas Tillis , 16 Wade H. Bryant, 17 Samuel
Chesser, 18 Robert Campbell 19 Saml W. Burnett,

  The following named persons good and lawful men were
drawn according to law to Serve as Grand Jurors at the present Term of the Court,
to wit,
1    William Sapp             9  Albert Roberts
2    William Adams           10  Jacob G. Stroble
3    William Hornsby         11  William R. Paisley
4    Joseph B. Holder        12  Simeon Dell
5    Mathew Chesser          13  James Burnett
6    Abraham Mott            14  Thos Tillis
7    James S. Chesser        15  Wade H. Bryant
8    V.R. Prevatt

     The Grand Jurors having retired, Selected as their Foreman
Simeon Dell, who was appointed by the Court Such Foreman,
The Grand Jurors were then Sworn, and the Court therefore
delivered its charge,
     James S. Gibbons was duly Sworn to attend the
Grand Jury during the present Term, Whereupon the
Grand Jury retired to their Room

Harely Polk was excused from Serving at the Jury on
account of indisposition.