1To John Jay from Francis Dana, 19 December 1792 (Jay Papers)
The Marshal of this District delivered to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial ^Court^ of this Commonwealth, while on their ^late^ Circuit, a Writ of Error issued out of the Supreme Court of the United States, bearing date the 12 th . day of August last, directed to “the Judges of the Supreme Court holden in and for the State of Massachusetts.” This Writ not being directed to our Court, we are...
I was honoured with your favour of the 12 th. of Dec r: by the last post, enclosing a Copy of the preliminary Treaty of Peace between his Britannic Majesty and the United States. I most heartily congratulate with you upon this great event, in which you have had the honour of so distinguished a part. I think that we ought to be, and shall be satisfied with the terms of peace. But we are here...