I have this instant received yours of the 24th.

After my return from Phila. I recd your letter requesting me to furnish you with the opinion delivered in the above case.

I have received your letter requesting to know whether I had formed an opinion on the case which was remanded to the circuit court of Pennsylvania. I regret that I had not formed one.… Continue Reading From John Marshall, 13 April 1820

Last Monday was the commencement of my stated February session. It was also the day to which the Circuit Court stood ajourned. All the Lawyers concerned in the Penn.… Continue Reading From Richard Peters, 22 Feb. 1824

I now sit down to report to you the few decisions made during my last circuit. The Court at Phila.

I embrace the first moment of relief from more urgent business to perform my promise to report to you the substance of the decisions made during my last circuit which may be worthy of your notice.… Continue Reading To Smith Thompson, 30[-31] May 1825

I have at length returned home, after an absence of between 4 & 5 months, and I employ the first moments of leisure in reporting to you & brother Story the most interes… Continue Reading To Smith Thompson, 24 May 1827

I returned home from my Circuit on the last day of Novr, since which, I have, as far as the various calls to which a farmer is exposed, have afforded me time for Study, been employed in preparing an… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 22 Dec. 1823

At length I have got sufficiently released from more urgent business to enable me to perform my promise to forward you a report of the cases which came before me on my late Circuit.… Continue Reading To Joseph Story, 21 Dec. 1825

Your three letters of the 25th Jany, 6 & 22d february have been recd, but not duly, the first written having been detained at th… Continue Reading To Richard Peters, 2 March 1824

At the time I recd your letter of the 7th July, I was engaged in completing some business which would not admit of delay, & as I wished to examine with attention, & a reference to books, the… Continue Reading To Smith Thompson, 6 Oct. 1825

I have not yet completed my Circuit & shall defer to a future time a statement of the decisions which have been already made— My present object in writing is to ascertain what has been the practice, if any, in the District or circuit Courts of… Continue Reading From Joseph Story, 11 Nov. 1816

I had a short session at Phila, and decided but few Cases, but most of these are interesting. Without further preface, I proceed to give you an abbreviated report of them.

I was about to sit down to give you an account of my autumnal Circuit, when I had the pleasure of receiving your late letter— Before I say one word on this subject, I beg to apologize for… Continue Reading From Joseph Story, 21 Dec. 1821

I had the pleasure of receiving your late letter yesterday. The question which you state is indeed an important & delicate one. I have never yet had reason to decide it although it has been twice within my view.… Continue Reading From Joseph Story, 21 April 1814

I have not yet heard whether your session in Philadelphia is over & you have returned to Mount Vernon.

I am grieved to learn by your late letter of your continued indisposition— I heard in the autumn quite by accident of your sickness at Philadelphia; but I presumed it was temporary.

I thank you for your late letter containing the Decisions of your spring & autumnal Circt.¹ I shall confine my Answer to your own Cases, intending to bring you an abstract of mine when I come to Washington this win… Continue Reading From Joseph Story, 22 Dec. 1828