Present and holding said Court the Worshipful THOMAS J. CONNELL Esq. Chairman, A. B. STALCUP, SAMUEL McDAVID Esquires quorum Justices of said court CHRISTIAN COBB, WILLIAM MILLER, B. W. PERRY, H. N. JACKSON, Esquires Justices of this court Z. B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of Dyer County & JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of said court when the following proceedings was had Towit

This day SOLOMON RICE was chosen and appointed Guardian of THOMAS H. LAMAN a minor orphan of this county whereupon came the said SOLOMIN RICE into open court here together with Z. B. PHILLIPS & LUKE LAMAN his securetys...

On a Motion and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that ANDREW HURLEY, late of this county, has departed this life intestate, It is therefore ordered by the court that AARON T. HURLEY be appointed administrator... together with MOSES HURLEY JR. & MOSES HURLEY SENR. his securities...

Issued 8th November 1848

This day WASHINGTON FERRELL produced here in open court the scalp of a Wolf over four months old & proved to the satisfaction of the court that he killed the same in Dyer County...

Issued 8th November 1848

Ordered by the court that SOLOMON RICE, THOMAS NASH, SEMUEL SORRELLS & S. SUDSBURY be appointed commissioners to Lay off and set aside a years provisions for the Widow & Children of ANDREW HURLEY deceased...

The Estate of ANDREW HURLEY deceased having been duly declared insolvent it is ordered that publication be made according to the statute in such cases made & provided.

Issued 8th November 1848

Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff summons the following god & Lawful men of the body of Dyer to be and appear at the court House in the Town of Dyersburg, on the second Monday in February next then and there to serve as a viewer at the circuit court of said county Towit
HARDY M. CARLTON & ASA GRIFFIN & DANIEL SMITH for the 1st civil district
THOMAS NASH & JOSEPH MILLER for the 2nd civil district
ANDERSON TERPIN & HUMPHREY REDDICK SENR. for the 3rd civil district
SAMUEL McDAVID & CHARLES RUDDER & JEFFERSON M. REDINS for the 4th civil district
WILLIAM MERCHANT & HENRY L. FOWLKES for the 5th civil district
HENRY WYNNE and ANDERSON DEIKEY for the 6th civil district
JAMES WALKER, JOSEPH PRICHARD for the 7th civil district
THOMAS H. FOWLKES & WILLIAM B. SMITH for the 8th civil district
HENRY P. STRAWN, R. A. H. McCORKLE & MATHEW C. SCOBY for the 9th civil district
GEORGE SPENCE & A. B. STALCUP for the 10th civil district
JOSEPH MEEHELL for the 11th civil district
THOMAS FITZHUGH for the 12th civil district
WILLIAM A. DAVISON & ------? H. APPLEWHITE constables to wait on the court & jury & that venera Facias Issue

Issued 6th November 1848

Ordered by the court that GEORGE BETTIS be and he is hereby appointed overseer of the Road leading from the Turnpike to the Haywood County Line... and that he have the following hands to work under his direction on said road Towit CALVIN WILLIAMS, JAMES WILLIAMS, E. D. STOKES, JOLLEY OLDS & ROBERT JOHNSONs hands...

Ordered that Court adjourn until court in cause

THOS. J. CONNELL, J.P.
SAML. McDAVID, J.P.
A. B. STALLCUP, J.P.