State of Florida }
Alachua County }
At a regular term of the Circuit
Court for the Eastern Circuit of Florida, this day to wit on the
Tenth day of December Anno Domini 1855, begun and held
at Newnansville for the County of Alachua aforesaid,
Present His Honor William A. Forward Judge &c
James M. Baker Esqr Solicitor &c, George Ellis, Sheriff & Lemuel
Willson Clerk.
On motion of the Solicitor James M. Baker Esqr It
is ordered by the Court that the venire be quashed, not being returned
in time and that the Sheriff proceed forthwith to summon Thirty
nine good and lawful men to compose a special venire of Jurors
for the Term Whereupon the Sheriff summoned the following to
serve as Jurors for the present term: to wit:
1 Samuel R. Pyles 9 Archelaus Hague 17 William May
2 David J. Ridaught 10 William Gavin 18 James Garner
3 Hardee Polk 11 Asa Clark Jr. 19 Mitchell Kirkland
4 Josiah Seckinger 12 Richard Ward 20 Jas M. Geiger
5 Joseph Wightman 13 David Gillett 21 Benj T. Reeves
6 Valentine R. Prevatt 14 Levander Morgan 22 Simeon J. Sanchez
7 Hope Mott 15 George H. Sharp 23 William E. Stephens
8 John G. Rawls 16 Jeremiah Gamage 24 Martin Wimberly
25 John D.A. Weimer 26 Elias Earle 27 Stephen L. Nostrand
28 Charles L. Wilson 29 Joseph Sapington 30 John H. Ellis
31 Mathew B. Hawkins 32 David Mizelle 33 John M. Hires
34 Burrell T. Stokes 35 Horace Merry 36 Juan A. Sistere
37 Peter Sparkman 38 John C. Pelot 39 Oliver Bryant
All of whom having answered to their names Except Ben-
-jamin Mott, the following were Excused by the Court, to wit
Randolph Floyd, Noble A. Strobhar Solomon Warren, David
B. Coker & Gabriel S. Sanchez, for reasons stated to the Court -
The following were then chosen & selected as grand
Jurors for the present Term to wit,
1 Samuel R. Pyles 6 Valentine R. Prevatt 11 Asa Clark Jr.
2 David J. Ridaught 7 Hope Mott 12 Richard Ward
3 Hardee Polk 8 John G. Rawls 13 David Gillett
4 Josiah Seckinger 9 Archelaus Hague 14 Levander Morgan
5 Joseph Weightman 10 William Gavin 15 George H. Sharp
who having retired under direction of the Court to select their
foreman, thereafter and upon the same day returned into
Court and reported Samuel R. Pyles to be their choice
for Foreman, he was duly approved and appointed by
the Court as such, Whereupon said Samuel R. Pyles was
duly sworn to discharge his duties as foreman as aforesaid |