6 The Supreme Court, 1808.

The article focuses on the U.S. supreme court's impending decision on Mcllvaine v. Coxe's Lessee. Topics discussed include replacement of Tench Coxe's counsel from William Tilghman to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, Tench Coxe's attempt to sell off his aunt Rebecca Coxe's estate to pay off debts, and supreme court's decision based on mutual understanding of the parties to have equal shares in the estate.