1To Thomas Jefferson from the Justices of the Supreme Court, 20 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed Letter from us to the President being on the Subject of the one which by his Direction you did us the Honor to write on the 18th. Instant; we think it most proper and regular that it should pass to him thro’ your Hands; and for that purpose commit it to your Care. We have the Honor to be Sir your most obt. & hble Servts. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); in Jay’s hand, signed by Jay,...
2Enclosure: The Justices of the Supreme Court to George Washington, 20 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We have taken into Consideration the Letter written to us by your Direction, on the 18th. Instant, by the Secretary of State. The Question “whether the public may with propriety be availed of the advice of the Judges, on the Questions alluded to?” appears to us to be of much Difficulty as well as Importance—as it affects the judicial Department, we feel a Reluctance to decide it, without the...