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Grand Jury Writ of Venire for August 1812 Term

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Territory of Louisiana
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Sct the United States of
America to the Sheriff of
Arkansas District
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 first Monday of August next, twenty four Good & Lawfull men of your district, to enquire & 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 recognisances and other remembrances that the court may proceed thereon and have you then there this Writ.

(red wax seal)

Witness the Honorable Francois Vaugine Esquire presiding Judge of our said Court,
at the Town of Arkansas, the 26th day of
June in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and twelve, and of the
Independenceof United States the 36th
year

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Cassidy clk

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filed 2d August 1812
Arkansas Q. Sessions
Writ of Venire
August Term 1812

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 rest of the orders I followed as directed.

D Mooney Shff

 

1 Hewes Scull
13 Geo. Seabourne
14 Isaac Harkins
15 Wm Ballard
16 Moses Graham
17 Peter Edwards
18 Wm H Glass
19 Jno McCartney
20 Joseph Bougey
21 Jno Levergne
22 Augt Survell
23 Francis Larose
24 Alex Jardelas

2 Jno Hendry
3 Anthony Wolf
4 Harold Stillwell
5 Richmd Peeler
6 Jas Young
7 Jacob Stanley
8 Jas C Newall
9 Elisha Wilbourn
10 Asher Bassey
11 Christian Pringle
12 Patk Heneberry

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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