Presentment By The Grand Jury Of Franklin County - Florida Territorial Papers, 1839

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TERRITORIAL PAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES
            FLORIDA TERRITORY
(Abstract by Betty L. Norem 6 Dec 2000)

Vol. XXVI - pp.18-20

PRESENTMENT BY THE GRAND JURY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
[NA:HF, 26 Cong., 1 sess.: AC)
[December 1839]

Addressed to: The Honorable Richard C. Allen, Judge of the Superior Court for
the District of Apalachicola, West Florida, December Term, 1839.

The Grand Jurors of the County of Franklin, in retiring from the discharge of
their duties, presents several needs for Apalachicola.
1. A Court House and Jail: They state that the City Council is prepared to
convey a suitable lot of land for this purpose, and request their Delegate in
Congress, Charles Downing, to “use all due exertion to procure an
appropriation from Congress for the purpose of building a Court House and
Jail in this city”.

2. A Marine Hospital at the Port of Apalachicola: The increase of Commerce in
foreign, coastal and river trade employs a large number of seamen, and at the
present time sick and disabled seamen suffer from a lack of accomodations and
attendance suited to their enfeebled condition. Therefore, they ask for aid
by Congress in establishing a Marine Hospital.

3. Lack of School Lands in Franklin County. The county was located on a
private land claim and therefore contains no reserves of land for schools
such as the Government provides for each Township established on public
lands. They request an appropriation of a section of the public lands in the
Territory for the purposes of education in the county.

List of the Grand Jurors’ signatures:

David G. Raney, Foreman.    C. Gilbert
Thos. W. Brockenbrough      James Gibson
Wm. J. Carr                 Colin Gardner
P. W. Cullen                C. G. Holmes
A. Hancock                  W. C. Lawrence
David C. Kolb               William McKern
J. R. Dorsey                Ben F. Nourse
E. Davis  *                 William G. Porter
C. H. Dunham                Richard G. Porter
Thomas J. Ferguson          M. L. Taylor.

(*I'm pretty sure this is my GG Grandfather Ellis F. Davis. - Betty)

            A copy Attest GEO. F. BALTZELL, clerk.

[Endorsed] Florida-Court House & jail Franklin County
Presentment of Grand Jury of Franklin County, with Judge
Allen's letter Dec. 1839 Territories Feby 6 1840. Ref’d. to
the Committee on the Territories 26th - Downing, court house & jail