1. For this report, which is dated December 24, 1798, and which John Adams submitted to Congress on December 31, 1798, see ASP description begins American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States (Washington, 1832–1861). description ends , Military Affairs, I, 124–29. See also H’s drafts of George Washington to McHenry, first and third letters of December 13, 1798.

2. In the draft this paragraph contains the following additional sentence: “The session is you know limited and will not be extended.”

3. On February 24, 1795, George Washington nominated Tench Francis as Purveyor of Public Supplies, and on February 25, 1795, the Senate approved the nomination (Executive Journal, I description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate (Washington, 1828), I. description ends , 173, 174).

4. On January 8, 1799, Philip Church wrote to McHenry: “General Hamilton not being very well has desired me to inform you that he received by yesterday’s post your letter with the enclosed report, and that he will immediately attend to it” (copy, in Philip Church’s handwriting, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).

On January 12, 1799, Church wrote to McHenry: “General Hamilton has continued, since I last had the honor of writing to you, so indisposed as to have been frequently confined to his bed and consequently not able to attend to the report you sent him, but he is now much better and has desired me to inform you that he will forward by monday’s post his ideas on the subject” (copy, in Philip Church’s handwriting, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).