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Be it Remembered that a county court was begun and held for the County of Dyer State of Tennessee at the Court House in the Town of Dyersburg on the first Monday in July it being the third day of said month in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & forty Eight & in the 72nd year of American Independence. Present and holding said Court the Worshipfull THOMAS J. CONNELL Esquire Chairman of said court A. B. STALCUP, SAMUEL McDAVID, SILAS FERRELL, JOHN F. PETTYJOHN, BENJAMIN W. PERRY, HENRY WYNNE, WILLIAM FEATHERSTON & SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE, JEHEEL M. McCORKLE, ASA GRIFFIN, H. N. JACKSON & S. H. SNOW Esquires Justices of said court Z. B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of said county & JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of said court where the following proceedings was had Towit.
Issued 5 July 1848 Ordered by the court that STEPHEN D. LIGHT be and he is hereby appointed overseer of that part of the Troy Road commencing at Dyersburg...
Issued 4 July 1848 On a Motion to allow WILLIAM J. FETHERSTON Five Dollars for repairing of the Bridge across Reed Creek in 1848 one third of all the Justices of this court being present those voting for said allowance were Esquires CONNELL, McDAVID, PERRY, GRIFFIN, COBB, SNOW & FERRELL so paid allowance was made & ordered to be paid by the county Trustee.
This day SAMUEL McKNIGHT obtained Leave to Record his stock mark Towit a Smooth crop off of the Right & split & under bit in the Left Ear.
Issued 5 July 1848 On a Motion to allow EDWIN EUDALEY one Dollar & fifty cents for repairs to the court House...
This day JAMES W. SINGLETON who was duly Elected Constable of the 3rd civil district of this county on the 4th day of March Last came into open court here together with B. H. GRIFFIN, BENJAMIN W. PERRY & ASA GRIFFIN his securitys & entered into and acknowledged Bon in the penal sum of four Thousand Dollars conditioned and payable as the Law directs & was duly qualified.
Issued 5 July 1848 Ordered by the court that COLEMAN SPAIN overseer of a road have the following hand Towit ELIAS FULLER, JAMES NORTHINGTON, JOHN NORTHINGTON, STEPHEN WETHERS, WILLIAM WETHERS, ---N? PHILYANE?, ANDERSON DUKEY, WM. BIRD, JONATHAN SCOBY, HENRY LUNSFORD & JAMES HANAT--? and that they be released from all other roads.
This day the jury of view heretofore appointed to view & mark out an alteration in the Jackson Road report as follows Leave the old road at the South East end of H. W. BURROUGHS Clearing...
Issued 5 July 1848 This day JAMES R. BELL produced in open court here the scalps of five wolves under four months old & proved to the satisfaction of this court that he killed the same in Dyer County five justices of this court being present it was ordered to be so certified to the comptroller of the Treasurer.
Issued 5 July 1848 Ordered by the court that B. W. PERRY be appointed to furnish READING CAMPBELL a Pauper of this county provisions &c to the amount of Ten dollars for the Ballance of the year 1848.
Issued 5 July 1848 Ordered by the court that WASHINGTON FERRELL be & he is hereby appointed overseer of the Meehell? Paint Road in place of SAML GILLIS Resigned and that he have the following hand Towit WILLIAM HARKLESS, STEPHEN KING, SAMUEL GILLIS, THOMAS MELAIN, BUD WOODARD, AUGUSTUS WOODARD, MARK SPENCEs hands, WESLEY CUPP & all other hands in the same bounds not allotted to other roads...
Issued 5 July 1848 On a Motion to allow H. N. JACKSON Six Dollars & 25 cents for provisions furnished READING CAMPBELL a Pauper of this county...
Ordered by the court that SOLOMON H. SNOW, be released from keeping up hand Railings on his ferry Boat on the Obion River in as much as it is believed by the court that Railing would be dangerous in crossing in high water.
Ordered by the court that the Road Leading from HENRY WYNNEs to the Trenton Road near G. R. MULHERINS be Revived?
Issued 6 July 1848 Ordered by the court that WILLIS DAVIS be appointed overseer of the road leading from H. WYNNEs to the Trenton Road near MULHERINs and that he have the following hands to work on said road under his direction Towit DEMPSEY CHAMBERLIN, ISAM R. DAVIS, D. VIAR, MR. COLEMAN, EDWIN FERRELL & WILLIAM DAVIS...
Issued 6 July 1848 Ordered by the court that the Sheriff have JOHN W. HALL an orphan Boy of this county at the next ---? of this court to be dealt with as the court may direct.
A majority of all the Justices of this county being present & concerning? therein It is ordered by the court that FELIX G. HELLUMS be allowed to keep a ----? ferry on the Obion River...
Issued 6 July 1848 Ordered by the court that G. S. JONES, C. GREEN, WM. C. CAWTHON, COBB SMITH & H. S. SCOBY be & they are hereby appointed a Jury of view to view & markout a Road...
Issued 7 July 1848 Ordered by the court that the Sheriff summons the following good & Lawful men of the Body of Dyer to be and appear at the next term of the circuit court to be held for the County of Dyer State of Tennessee to be holden at the court house in the Town of Dyersburg on the first Monday in October next then and there to serve as a vewira at said court Towit.
WILLIAM M. BALENTINE & JOHN F. SINCLAIR for the 1st civil district
This day a settlement made by ISAAC SAWYER Administrator of BENJAMIN SMITH Deceased with JAMES H. DOYLE Clark of this court was produced here in open court & in all things confirmed...
On motion and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court here, that GEORGE W. MERIWETHER Esquire, one of the commissioners for the improvement of Obion River, has departed this life, and it further appearing to the court that this court is authorized and impowered by law, to fill the vacancy occasioned in said board...
This day SAMUEL McDAVID was duly Elected Entry Taker of this county whereupon came said McDAVID together with JAS. H. DOYLE his securety..
This day JOHN W. HASSELL was duly Elected Ranger by this court of Dyer County where upon came said HASSELL together with JAMES H. DOYLE his securety...
Ordered that court adjourn until court in cause
THOS. J. CONNELL, J.P.
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