1To Thomas Jefferson from Basil Lucas, 14 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The Petition of Basil Lucas most respectfully represents, That at the last December term of the circuit court, held for the county of Washington in the district of Columbia, your Petitioner was tried for, & found guilty of an assault and battery, & was therefor, fined “ one dollar ” and made liable for the charges of prosecution, in all, amounting to 36 dollars, 40 cents, exclusive of jail...