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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS GUIDE TO EDITORIAL METHOD Organization of Volume 7 Selecting Documents for Publication Annotating Documents GUIDE TO EDITORIAL APPARATUS Descriptive Symbols for Documents Repository Symbols Short Titles and Abbreviations Newspaper Coverage, 1787-1801 ADVANCE INTRODUCTION ADVANCE MACDONOGH v. DANNERY Introduction James Sullivan and Perez Morton to Thomas Dannery-March 23, 1795 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Joseph Fauchet-- April 14, 1795 Decree of the Circuit Court-[October 19, 1795] Writ of Error-October 19, 1795 Assignment of Errors-[October 19-December 22, 1795] Thomas MacDonogh to James Bland Burges-November 30, 1795 Citation and Return of Service-December 22 and 31, 1795 Joinder in Error-February 1, 1796 William Tilghmanis Notes of Arguments and Opinions in the Supreme Court-February 4 and 5, 1796 Special Mandate-February 19, 1796 James Sullivan to John Lowell-March 2, 1796 Memorial of Perez Morton-March 11, 1796 ADVANCE SOUTHERN PRIZE CASES Introduction ADVANCE WALLACE v. BRIG CAESAR William Bradford, Jr., to Edmund Randolph-May 9, 1795 Assignment of Errors-June 19, 1795 James Whitefield to Samuel Bayard-June 30, 1795 Joinder in Error-August 3, 1795 Writ of Error-December 11, 1795 Citation-[December 11-19, 1795] Certificate of Nathaniel Pendleton-December 12, 1795 Agreement of Attornies-December 19, 1795 ? to Jacob Wagner-[December 19-22, 1795] Benjamin Moodie to Jacob Read-December 29, 1795 Benjamin Moodie to Jacob Read-January 4, 1796 Benjamin Moodie to Jacob Read-January 11, 1796 James Iredellis Notes on the Record-[February 3-26, 1796] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-February 26 and 27, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Gortier, Nadau & Company-February 29, 1796 Special Mandate-March 12, 1796 [Peter S. Du Ponceau and Jared Ingersoll] to Gortier, Nadau & Company-March 19, 1796 ADVANCE MOODIE v. SHIP MERMAID Benjamin Moodie to Phineas Bond-December 17, 1794 Benjamin Moodie to Phineas Bond-April 28, 1795 Benjamin Moodie to George Miller-May 8, 1795 Writ of Error-November 13, 1795 Assignment of Errors-[November 13, 1795] Citation-[November 13, 1795] Joinder in Error-[November 13, 1795] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-February 17-20, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Abraham Sasportas-February 29, 1796 James Iredellis Notes for a Supreme Court Opinion-[March 1, 1796] Peter S. Du Ponceau to Abraham Sasportas-March 1, 1796 Benjamin Moodie to George Miller-April 27, 1796 ADVANCE COTTON v. WALLACE Joseph Clay, Jr., to Thomas Gibbons-May 15, 1795 Assignment of Errors-June 17, 1795 Citation-June 22, 1795 Writ of Error-December 11, 1795 Citation-[December 11-19, 1795] James Iredellis Notes on the Record-[February 3-March 2, 1796] Special Mandate-March 2, 1796 Benjamin Moodie to Phineas Bond-April 23, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments and Opinion in the Supreme Court-August [2 and 9], 1796 Special Mandate-August 9, 1796 ADVANCE GEYER v. MICHEL James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-March 3-5, 1796 James Iredellis Notes for a Supreme Court Opinion-[March 14, 1796] James Iredellis Revised Notes for a Supreme Court Opinion-[March 14, 1796] ADVANCE MOODIE v. SHIP PHOEBE ANN James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-August 6, 1796 Benjamin Moodie to Phineas Bond-August 19, 1796 ADVANCE WARE v. HYLTON Introduction iJudex,i New-York Journal-May 4, 1790 James Madison to Edmund Pendleton-January 2, 1791 Daniel L. Hylton to Thomas Jefferson-May 29, 1791 [Daniel L. Hylton] to [Patrick Henry]-March 6, 1792 Daniel L. Hylton to Thomas Jefferson-May 25, 1792 John Hamilton to Lord Grenville-April 4, 1793 James Iredell to Samuel Johnston-May 29, 1793 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Circuit Court-May 29-June 1, 1793 James Iredellis Notes on iPayment of Debts into the Treasuryi (I)-[ca. June 7, 1793] James Iredellis Notes on iPayment of Debts into the Treasuryi (II)-[ca. June 7, 1793] James Iredellis Circuit Court Opinion-June 7, 1793 John Jayis Circuit Court Opinion-June 7, 1793 Extract of a Letter from an Anonymous Correspondent in Richmond, Dunlapis American Daily Advertiser-June 7, 1793 John Nicholas to John Breckinridge-June 9, 1793 Phineas Bond to Lord Grenville-June 25, 1793 Richard Hanson to [John Tyndale Ware]-October 8, 1793 Writ of Error-June 6, 1794 Citation-[June 6-28, 1794] Assignment of Error-[June 6-July 10, 1794] Daniel L. Hylton to Joseph Jones-January 17, 1795 John Hopkins to Oliver Wolcott, Jr.-January 18, 1795 Jeremiah Smith to William Plumer-January 28, 1795 Jeremiah Smith to William Plumer-February 7, 1795 William Tilghmanis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-February 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 1796 Thomas Lee Shippen Diary Entry-February 17, 1796 Jeremiah Smith to William Plumer-February 17, 1796 James Madison to James Monroe-February 26, 1796 John Milledge to Sheftall Sheftall-February 26, 1796 Gazette of the United States-March 5, 1796 William Tilghmanis Notes on the Justicesi Opinions-March 7, 1796 Philadelphia Gazette-March 8, 1796 Phineas Bond to Lord Grenville-March 8, 1796 Jeremiah Smith to William Plumer-March 9, 1796 Order of the Supreme Court-March 14, 1796 Samuel Johnston to James Iredell-April 9, 1796 John Marshall to James Iredell-December 15, 1796 ADVANCE HYLTON v. UNITED STATES Introduction Edward Carrington to Tench Coxe-July 28, 1794 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-August 26, 1794 Daily Advertiser-December 22, 1794 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-January 14, 1795 Tench Coxe to Alexander Hamilton-January 14, 1795 Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe-January 28, 1795 Edmund Pendleton to James Madison-January 30, 1795 Tench Coxe to John Marshall-February 1, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-February 1, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-February 2, 1795 St. George Tucker to James Monroe-March 8, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-April 24, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-April 26, 1795 Declaration and Plea-[May 27, 1795] Agreement of Counsel-[May 27, 1795] John Tayloris Circuit Court Argument-May [27], 1795 John Wickhamis Circuit Court Argument-May [28], 1795 John Tayloris Circuit Court Argument-May [28], 1795 Circuit Court Judgment-June 2, 1795 Writ of Error and Return-[June 2, 1795] Assignment of Error-[June 2, 1795] Oliver Wolcott, Jr., to Tench Coxe-June 18, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-June 18, 1795 Tench Coxe to William Bradford, Jr., and Oliver Wolcott, Jr.-June 28, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-June 30, 1795 William Bradford, Jr., to Alexander Hamilton-July 2, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-July 16, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-July 24, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-August 1, 1795 William Bradford, Jr., to Alexander Hamilton-August 4, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-August 13, 1795 Edward Carrington to the People of Virginia, Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser-August 23, 1795 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-January 9, 1796 Tench Coxe to Charles Lee-January 9, 1796 Oliver Wolcott, Jr., to Alexander Hamilton-January 15, 1796 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-January 17, 1796 Agreement of Daniel L. Hylton-January 25, 1796 Tench Coxe to Charles Lee-January 28, 1796 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington-February 7, 1796 James Madison to Edmund Pendleton-February 7, 1796 Jared Ingersoll to James Madison-[February 9], 1796 iSome Remarks on the Argument of Mr. Wickhami by Edmund Pendleton, Aurora-February 11, 1796 Theodore Sedgwick to Ephraim Williams-February 16, 1796 Alexander Hamiltonis iBriefi-[before February 17, 1796] Alexander Hamiltonis iOpinioni-[before February 17, 1796] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-February 23, 24, and 25, 1796 Gazette of the United States-February 25, 1796 James Iredell to Hannah Iredell-February 26, 1796 James Madison to James Monroe-February 26, 1796 John Milledge to Mr. Sheftall-February 26, 1796 Letter from an Anonymous Correspondent, Gazette of the United States-February 26, 1796 Jeremiah Smith to William Plumer-February 27, 1796 Tench Coxe to United States House of Representatives-February 29, 1796 Account of Alexander Campbell-March 1, 1796 Account of Jared Ingersoll-March 4, 1796 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson-March 6, 1796 Account of Alexander Hamilton-March 7, 1796 Ezekiel Gilbert to Peter Van Schaack-March 8, 1796 William Tilghmanis Notes on the Justicesi Opinions-March 8, 1796 Philadelphia Gazette-March 8, 1796 Jeremiah Smith to William Plumer-March 9, 1796 Special Mandate-March 11, 1796 William Plumer to Jeremiah Smith-March 15, 1796 Tench Coxe to Edward Carrington, John Kilty, and Thomas Marshall-March 16, 1796 Account of Jacob Wagner-June 2, 1796 A Sketch of the Finances of the United States by Albert Gallatin-November 12, 1796 UNITED STATES v. JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Introduction Libel-[January 6, 1796] William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court-March [12] and 14, 1796 PINTADO v. SHIP SAN JOSEPH; UNITED STATES v. LA VENGEANCE Introduction PINTADO v. SHIP SAN JOSEPH Writ of Error-April 20, 1796 Statement of Facts-[April 20, 1796] Citation-April 20, 1796 Assignment of Errors-[April 20-July 8, 1796] Peter S. Du Ponceau to Brockholst Livingston-June 13, 1796 Agreement of Counsel-June 28, 1796 Agreement of Counsel-July 8, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Robert Troup-July 11, 1796 Joinder in Error-August 1, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 5, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 8, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 10, 1796 Special Mandate-August 10, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Robert Troup-August 17, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Robert Troup-August 20, 1796 UNITED STATES v. LA VENGEANCE Writ of Error-April 20, 1796 Statement of Facts-[April 20, 1796] Citation-April 20, 1796 Assignment of Errors-[April 20-July 8, 1796] Peter S. Du Ponceau to Brockholst Livingston-June 13, 1796 Agreement of Counsel-June 28, 1796 Agreement of Counsel-July 8, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Robert Troup-July 11, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 5, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 8, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 10, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Edward Livingston-August 11, 1796 Special Mandate-August 11, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Robert Troup-August 17, 1796 OLNEY v. ARNOLD; OLNEY v. DEXTER Introduction Jeremiah Olney to Edward Dexter-November 7, 1792 Edward Dexter to Jeremiah Olney-November 7, 1792 Jeremiah Olney to William Channing-November 13, 1792 Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton-November 15, 1792 Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney-November 27, 1792 Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton-December 13, 1792 Arthur Fenner to Theodore Foster-December 30, 1792 Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton-April 14, 1794 Welcome Arnold to [Benjamin Bourne]-April 22, 1794 Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney-April 24, 1794 Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton-April 24, 1794 Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton-August 11, 1794 Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney-September 9, 1794 Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton-September 19, 1794 Jeremiah Olney to Edmund T. Ellery-September 23, 1794 Edmund T. Ellery to Jeremiah Olney-September 25, 1794 Samuel Bayard to David Leonard Barnes-September 29, 1794 Writ of Error-October 18, 1794 Bond on a Writ of Error-October 18, 1794 Citation--October 18, 1794 Jeremiah Olney to Walter Cooke--December 12, 1794 Return on a Writ of Error--[December 12-16, 1794] Jeremiah Olney to Alexander Hamilton--December 16, 1794 William Bradford, Jr., to Alexander Hamilton--January 13, [1795] Welcome Arnold to [Benjamin Bourne]--January 14, 1795 Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney--January 22, 1795 Assignment of Errors--[January 22-February 23, 1795] Samuel Dexter to Welcome Arnold--January 31, 1795 Samuel Dexter to [Welcome Arnold]--February 18, 1795 Welcome Arnold to Benjamin Bourne--February 24, 1795 Oliver Wolcott, Jr., to Jeremiah Olney--January 15, 1796 James Iredellis Notes on the Record--[February 3-March 2, 1796] Jonathan Arnold to Welcome Arnold--February 16, 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 2, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 2, 1796 Jonathan Arnold to Welcome Arnold--March 12, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Charles Lee--March 29, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Oliver Wolcott, Jr.--March 29, 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--August 6, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--August [6], 1796 Judgments of the Supreme Court--August 11, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Charles Lee--August 26, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Charles Lee--August 30, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Oliver Wolcott, Jr.--September 16, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Jacob Wagner--October 15, 1796 Jeremiah Olney to Jacob Wagner--November 28, 1796 ADVANCE DELCOL v. ARNOLD Introduction Jonathan Arnold to Welcome Arnold--November [6],1795 Writ of Error--November 13, 1795 Citation--November 13, 1795 Assignment of Errors--[November 13, 1795-December 22, 1795] Joinder in Error--February 1, 1796 Jonathan Arnold to Welcome Arnold--February 16, 1796 Proceedings of the Supreme Court--[February 27-March 10, 1796] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--February 27, 1796 Material Points of the Case--[February 29, 1796] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--February 29, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--February 29, 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 1, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 1, 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 8, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 8, 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 9, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--March 9, 1796 Jonathan Arnold to Welcome Arnold--March 12, 1796 Proceedings of the Supreme Court--[August 5-11, 1796] William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--August [5], 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--August 10, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--[August 10, 1796] William Patersonis Supreme Court Opinion--[August 11, 1796] HILLS v. ROSS Introduction Protest of Gideon Davis Pendleton--June 6, 1794 Extract of a Letter from an Anonymous Correspondent in Savannah, Argus--May 10, 1795 Deposition of Gideon Davis Pendleton--June 23, 1795 Joseph Clay, Jr.is Objections to the Taking of Testimony De Bene Esse--June 23, 1795 Peter S. Du Ponceau to John Y. Noel--August 1, 1795 Writ of Error--[December 11, 1795] Citation--[December 11-19, 1795] Assignment of Errors--February 1, 1796 Joinder in Error--February 1, 1796 Material Points of the Case--[ca. February 26, 1796] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--February 26, 1796 Proceedings of the Supreme Court--[February 26, 1796] Agreement on Depositions--March 3, 1796 Peter S. Du Ponceau to Hills, May & Woodbridge--March 3, 1796 Deposition of Nathaniel Pendleton--June 13, 1796 Deposition of Robert Dillon--June 27, 1796 Deposition of John Wallace--June 29, 1796 Deposition of William Belcher--June 29, 1796 Interrogatories to William Belcher--[June 29, 1796] Answer of William Belcher--June 29, 1796 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--August [2], 3, and 4, 1796 Proceedings of the Supreme Court--August 12, 1796 Remittit Damna--August 12, 1796 WISCART v. DAUCHY Introduction Decree of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Virginia--[December 12, 1795] Petition for Writ of Error--December 21, [1795] Writ of Error--December 21, 1795 Citation--December 21, 1795 William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--[August 10, 1796] Special Mandate--August 12, 1796 Charles Lee to Timothy Pickering--July 27, 1797 ARCAMBAL v. WISEMAN; WISEMAN v. ARCAMBAL Introduction iEstimate of Damagesi--June 24, 1796 Writ of Error--June 25, 1796 Citation--June 25, 1796 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Supreme Court--August [12], 1796 Remittit Damna--August 12, 1796 CLERKE v. HARWOOD; COURT v. VAN BIBBER; COURT v. WELLS; COURT v. ROBINSON Introduction CLERKE v. HARWOOD Affidavit of Richard Harwood--March 16, 1781 Receipt of Richard Harwood--March 16, 1781 iCase Statedi--[October 12, 1791] Judgment of the General Court of the Western Shore--[October 1790 term] Writ of Error--August 1796 Citation--October 11, 1796 Oath of Return of Service--November 28, 1796 Assignment of Errors--[February 6-11, 1797] Minutes of the General Court of the Western Shore--May 25, 1797 HUNTER v. FAIRFAXiS DEVISEE Introduction Petition for Writ of Error--[November 23-December 12, 1795] Petition for Postponement--January 22, 1796 Writ of Error--January 24, 1796 David Hunter to Alexander Hamilton--July 7, 1796 John Marshall to Henry Lee--July [20], 1796 Petition for Postponement--July 29, 1796 Proceedings of the Virginia House of Delegates--November 19, 1796 John Marshall to John Wise--November 24, 1796 James Iredell to Arthur Iredell--October 7, 1797 BROWN v. VAN BRAAM Introduction Proceedings and Judgment of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island--November [25], 1796 Writ of Error--November 25, 1796 Citation--November 25, 1796 Assignment of Errors--[ca. February 7, 1797] David Leonard Barnes to Le Roy, Bayard & McEvers--September 10, 1797 David Leonard Barnes to John Brown--October 17, 1797 JENNINGS v. BRIG PERSEVERANCE Introduction Benjamin Moodie to David Leonard Barnes--August 28, 1795 Writ of Error--July 2, 1796 Citation--July 2, 1796 Edmund T. Ellery to David Leonard Barnes--July 6, 1796 Assignment of Errors--[February 7, 1797] Special Mandate--February 13, 1797 Receipt of Louis Arcambal--July 19, 1797 ADVANCE FENNIMORE v. UNITED STATES Introduction Notes of Arguments in the Circuit Court--April 4, 1793 James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Circuit Court--April 4, 1793 James Iredellis Notes on Cases Cited--[April 4-5, 1793] James Iredellis Circuit Court Opinion--April 5, 1793 Consent Rule--[April 6, 1793] William Patersonis Notes on the Declaration and Special Verdict--[April 2-4, 1795] William Patersonis Notes of Arguments in the Circuit Court--[April 2-4, 1795] Writ of Error--April 4, 1795 Recognizance--August 6, 1795 Assignment of Errors--[August 10, 1796] Writ of Certiorari--[July 19, 1797] BROWN v. BARRY Introduction James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Circuit Court--[June 6, 1797] James Iredellis Notes of Arguments in the Circuit Court--June 7, 1797 Assignment of Errors--[June 7-15, 1797] Writ of Error--June 15, 1797 Citation--June 28, 1797 Proceedings of the Supreme Court--[August 8-15, 1797] Special Mandate--August 15, 1797 COURT v. VAN BIBBER; COURT v. WELLS; COURT v. ROBINSON Writ of Scire Facias--December 31, 1788 Writ of Error--August 10, 1796 Citation--November 11, 1796 Assignment of Errors--[August 7-15, 1797] Minutes of the General Court of the Western Shore--November 1, 1797 Cornelius H. Gist to William Cooke--November 27, 1797 HAMILTON v. MOORE Introduction John Hamilton to Lord Grenville--April 4, 1793 Plea of William Moore--[May 1, 1793] William Paterson to John Read, Jr.--March 16, 1799 William Paterson to John Read, Jr.--May 27, 1799 ADVANCE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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