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1To John Jay from William Scott, 10 September 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have the Honor of sending the Paper drawn up by D r Nicholl & myself— It is longer and more particular than perhaps you meant—but it appeared to be an Error on the better Side rather to be too minute than to be ^too^ reserved in the Information We had to give— And it will be in your Excellency’s Power either to apply the whole or such Parts as may appear more immediately pertinent to the...
2To John Jay from William Scott and John Nicholl, 10 September 1794 (Jay Papers)
We have the Honor of transmitting, agreeably to your Excellencys Request a Statement of the general Principles of Proceeding in Prize Causes in British Courts of Admiralty and of the Measures proper to be taken when a Ship and Cargo are brought in as Prize within their Jurisdictions. The general Principles of Proceeding cannot, in our Judgment, be stated more correctly or succinctly than we...