The Chief Justice and Judge Paterson are in Town. The former called upon me yesterday evening to know at what time he should receive my communications. I was embarrassed—but declared the truth, that by waiting for the Attorney General, the business which it was proposed to lay before them, was not fully prepared.

I shall expect to see you by Nine; and as the Judges will have to decide whether the business which, it is proposed to ask their opinion upon is, in their judgment, of such a nature as that they can comply, it might save time if you were to draft some thing (before you come) that will bring the question properly before them. I am always & sincerely Yours