1To Thomas Jefferson from William Kilty, James Marshall, and William Cranch, 30 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The undersigned Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia are induced by the circumstances attending the cases of John Pedon and Samuel Morris , two soldiers in the sirvice of the United States to recommend them to your consideration They have been tried during the present June Term and have been found guilty by the Jury of stealing a Hog the property of Mr. Peter —. The...
2To Thomas Jefferson from William Cranch, 19 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of a note at the bottom of a petition to you in behalf of Charles Houseman , I have the honour to state, that he was indicted at June term last for stealing plank, and Carpenter’s tools from three several persons. It appear’d in evidence that the articles were found in his possession, but were of little value. He was found guilty on each indictment, and sentenced to be burnt in...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Kilty, William Cranch, and John Thomson Mason, 9 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The Case of the United States against Daniel McGinnis Daniel McGinnis having been much beat and abused by a certain James Carroll and others in the Month of July 1801 Gave information to the Grand Jury and a presentment was made by them at September Term 1801 Daniel McGinnis was recognised in the sum of fifty Dollars with John Barber and Alexander King his securities in the sum of twenty five...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Kilty, 10 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
In the Case of Henry Fisher who was fined for an Assault and Battery on his Wife; the Court during the Sitting of the same Term, were induced by a representation of his Circumstances to Strike out this Judgement and to enter one for a less Sum—They have since been applied to by the Wife and the daughter of Fisher and have also reason to beleive from other information that He is unable to Pay...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Cranch, 7 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
We the undersigned Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia respectfully represent to the President of the United States that we beleive it to be true that the petitioner Jacob Ray has a wife & five young Daughters, the eldest of whom is about fourteen Years of Age, but so infirm as not to be able to support herself, & that the imprisonment of the Father produces great distress...
6To Thomas Jefferson from William Cranch, 26 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The undersigned Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia respectfully represent that Scipio Brown, a negro man, was at December term 1804 convicted of stealing a pair of Boots the property of Benjamin Burch, on the very night on which he was discharged upon a pardon granted by the President of the United States for a former offence— The sentence of the Court was that he should...
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Peter Van Ness, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
We have given, to your rough draft of an affidavit, the form of answers to the interrogatories annexed to the Commission, and now inclose them together with the interrogatories, for your consideration. If you find any alterations necessary you will please to make them and return them to us. We will have them copied fairly and will wait on you to administer the oath at such time as you may...