1To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 17 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
...of my brother John D. Coxe of this city. He was during a number of years President of the first district of the Common Pleas of this state, which station has been filled by Chief Justices Shippen & Tilghman. He resigned that Station. He was bred in the states of Pennsa. & New Jersey, in the last of which he read two years to see the chancery practice, which was not known in Pennsa. till...
2To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 21 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
A case of so much importance to the U. S. has occurred here, that I do myself the honor to inclose to you a copy of the opinions of Ch. J. Tilghman and Judge Smith (of the Supe. Co. of Pa.) which was lent to me by Mr. Du Ponceau. He was of course for
France, and Mr. C. Hare for the officer. In the course...