Miscellany
- The New York Supreme Court possesses the Deed of Gift of the America's Cup, a document written by George L. Schuyler. The Deed of Gift sets forth the rules for America’s Cup races, including how races are run and how challenges are raised. A dispute about acts and omissions governed by the Deed of Gift is heard by the New York Supreme Court.
- The inscription on the facade of the New York Supreme Court court house in New York County is a quotation from a letter written by George Washington to the Attorney General in 1789: "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government." On February 16, 2009, the New York Post reported that the word "true" was actually penned by Washington as "due", according to documents at the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration.
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