OF

CASES DETERMINED

IN THE

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT,

COMPRISING

THE DISTRICTS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW-JERSEY.

COMMENCING AT APRIL TERM, 1803.

Published from the Manuscripts of

THE HONOURABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON.
One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

VOLUME I.

PHILADELPHIA:

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PRINTED BY LYDIA R. BAILEY.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO WIT:

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"Reports of Cases determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, "for the Third Circuit, comprising the Districts of Pennsylvania and New"Jersey. Commencing at April Term, 1803. Published from the Manuscripts of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, one of the Associate Jus"tices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Volume I."

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