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Grand Jury Writ of Venire
March 1812 Term



 

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Territory of Louisiana
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Sct the United States of America to the Sheriff of the District of Arkansas

Greeting.—


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District of Arkansas

 

 

 

We command you to cause to come before our Judges assigned to keep the peace, and to hear, and determine divers felonies, Trespasses and other misdemeanors in the said District committed, at a Court of Quarter Sessions of the peace to be holden at the town of Arkansas in and for the District of Arkansas, on the fifth Monday of March Instant, twenty four good and lawful men of your District, to enquire and present on behalf of the United States, for the Body of the District of Arkansas; and to do and perform all and singularly those things which shall be then and there enjoined them by the law of the Country also, give notice to the Several Justices of the peace and Coroners of said District to be then and there with their records, rolls and recognizances and other remonstrances, that the Court may proceed thereon and have you then there this Writ.

(red wax seal)

Witness the honorable Francois Vaugine presiding Judge of our said Court, at the town of Arkansas aforesaid, the fourth day of March in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred & twelve and of the Independence of the United States the thirty Sixth

Patrick Cassidy clk



 

 


 

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Arkansas Q Sessions
March Term 1812
Writ of Venire

To the Judges of the court within named, I do return that I have summonsed twenty four good & lawful men of my District whose names here follow and the rest of the orders I followed as directed.—

D Mooney Sheriff

1 Hewes Scull

2 John Hendry

3 Joseph Dardanne

4 John Jardelas

5 Jno B Dereausseau Louis Demont

6 Joseph Bougey

7 Auguste Survill

8 John Larkey

9 Robt Jones

10 Pierre Pertuis

11 Chas. Refeld

12 Curtis Wilbourn

13 Asher Bassey

14 Jacob Stanley

15 Christopher Kauffman

16 John McCartney

17 Christian Pringle P. Lefever

18 James C Newal

19 Harold Stillwell

20 Seth Derickson

21 Lewis White

22 Jno W Hunt

23 Robt Aljou

24 Alex Jardelas

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