State of Florida } May
Alachua County } Monday 12th 1856
At a regular term of the
Circuit Court of the Eastern Circuit of Florida
this day to wit, the 12th day of May Anno-
Domini 1856 begun and held at Newnansville
for the County of Alachua aforesaid
Present His Honor William A. Forward Judge
&c, James M. Baker Esq Solicitor, George B.
Ellis Sheriff and Lemuel Wilson Clerk returned
The Venire heretofore issued being called, the
following twenty seven Jurors on the call of
the Venire answered to their names, to wit
1 Philip H. Dudley 15 George Gillett
2 Jasper Guthrie 16 Davy Mizelle
3 Ezekiel Parish 17 Maxey D. Colson
4 Green W. Cason 18 William T. Malphurs
5 Eli Futch 19 Franklin Cox
6 Wiley S. Bennett 20 Daniel Lynn
7 John H. Malphurs 21 Robert R. Hines
8 Franklin Dasha 22 Samuel Lowman
9 George W. Sanchez 23 Henry Snowden
10 Benjamin W. Powell 24 Charles C. Stewart
11 Samuel Gieger 25 Henry Moore
12 Thomas W. Green 26 Philip Dell
13 Joshua P. Hawkins 27 William Colson
14 Joel B. Smith
The following named persons good
and lawful men, were drawn according to
law to serve as Grand Jurors at the pres-
ent Term of the Court, to wit:
1 Philip H. Dudley 8 Franklin Desha
2 Jasper Parish 9 George W. Sanchez
3 Ezekiel Parish 10 Benjamin W. Powell
4 Green W. Cason 11 Samuel Gieger
5 Eli Futch 12 Thomas W. Green
6 Wiley S. Bennett 13 Joshua P. Hawkins
7 John H. Malphurs 14 Joel B. Smith
15 George Gillett
who having retired under the direction of the
Court to select their foreman, thereafter and
upon the same day returned into Court, and
reported Philip H. Dudley to be their choice
for foreman, who was duly approved and
appointed by the Court as such, Whereupon |
