1. Blank in MS and in printed copy; names of the committee are as given above.

2. In DNA: PCC, No. 144, p. 95 there is a slip in TJ’s hand reading: “in the title after ‘debt’ insert ‘to the end of the year 1783.’ After ‘interest’ insert ‘on the foreign debt.’ 1st line of the resolution after ‘interest’ insert ‘on the national debt to the end of the year 1783.’ ib. after the 2d. ‘interest’ insert ‘of the foreign debt.’” As thus amended and as finally adopted, the resolution read: “Resolved that there will be wanting for arrears of interest on the national debt to the end of the year 1783, and for the interest of the foreign debt and services of the present year 1784, from the first to the last day thereof inclusive, the following sums” &c This amendment, of course, was made after that recorded in note 6 below (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 301). The amendment is recorded by interlineation on CT 2; the slip in TJ’s hand is, of course, the amendment accompanying CT 1.

3. This line deleted by amendment in Congress on 27 Apr. and the following substituted: “To the farmers general of france 846,710.5 … 7,840 [i.e., in interest column].” The total for interest on foreign debt for 1783 was changed from 44,537 to 15,340 (CT 1; see also JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 301).

4. This item altered by amendment to correspond with change indicated in note 3, with identical changes in figures involved, the sum of $375,611 being reduced accordingly to $346,414.

5. Amended in Congress on 27 Apr. to read “Unliquidated debt estimated at 8. million dollars” (CT 1; JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi,302).

6. All interest items for 1784 are crossed off in CT 1 and CT 2, and are not in amended report as debated in Congress on 27 Apr. (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 302). In the last source, the total of all items is given as $3,812,539.33, the total requisition as finally approved; the total in the printed broadside before deletion of the 1784 items is $5,480,203.33. As indicated above, there is a slip covering two-thirds of page 2 of the report and comprising all of the interest charges on the national debt. Both the page as originally written and the attached leaf contain the same items (with, of course, differing sub-totals), but they vary only in the fact that the latter divides all arrearages of interest into foreign and domestic categories arranged chronologically within each category, whereas theformer has these same items arranged chronologically under the years 1782, 1783, and 1784. This rearrangement and the wafered leaf must have been made in the last stages of the discussion in the Grand Committee and just before the report was submitted to Congress, for the report is a carefully prepared fair copy and the printed broadside follows the arrangement of the wafered leaf. The change was doubtless made because it had become apparent that some such compromise as that indicated above would have to be made whereby the requisition would be reduced by deleting the interest charges on the domestic debt for 1784.

7. In PCC, No. 144, p. 91–2 there is a slip in TJ’s hand recording amendments as indicated below in notes 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34 and 36. It accompanies CT 1 and the references to lines and columns refer to that printed text. The first amendment recorded on this slip (though it appears at the top of p. 92, the page numbers being reversed through error) reads: “l[ines]. 43.–45. d[elete].” These lines comprise the words “by the establishment of certain imposts … before several of the legislatures” which are marked for deletion in CT 1 and CT 2. In CT 1 the following substitute passage is written in the margin in Thomson’s hand: “for the purpose of discharging the principal and interest of the national debt by the establishment of certain imposts and providing such supplementary funds for a given term of years to be raised in such way as they might judge most convenient; but it occurred to them that those recommendations were still under suspense with several of the legislatures, some of them having as yet acceded to the impost only and others decided neither on the impost nor supplementary funds.” This amendment, recorded also on CT 2, evidently was made on 27 Apr. (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 302).

8. The word “full” is interlined in Thomson’s hand in CT 1 and CT 2.

9. The word “Credit” is overwritten in MS in Thomson’s hand; the word underneath appears to be “debt,” which TJ may have written inadvertently. Here and elsewhere (such as in the alterations from TJ’s characteristic “paiment” to “payment”) Thomson appears to have been preparing TJ’s MS report for use by the printer as copy in setting up the broadside.

10. This paragraph in MS is in crowded lines at top and in margin of page 3 of text, and obviously was inserted after the paragraph beginning “In the statement of the interest due,” &c., had been written.

11. This word was deleted by amendment in Congress and “required” substituted; recorded by deletion and interlineation in Thomson’s hand in both CT 1 and CT 2.

12. The words “both past and future” were inserted at this point by amendment in Congress; recorded by a caret and the words in margin in Thomson’s hand in both CT 1 and CT 2.

13. At this point in CT 1 there is a caret and, in the margin in Thomson’s hand: “see Amendment.” There is no such indication of an amendment in the text as adopted 27 Apr. or in the final broadside printing or in CT 2 (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 304). It is possible that an amendment was offered but failed of adoption.

14. In CT 2 at this point there is a symbol keyed to a corresponding symbol in margin followed by this additional passage in Thomson’s hand, adopted as an amendment in Congress: “a statement of the expenditures of which sums should be made out and forwarded to the legislatures of the several states.” The amendment is recorded by Thomson in CT 2; no record of it appears in CT 1, though there is a caret and, in the margin, the following note by Thomson: “see the Amendment.”

15. This word deleted and “Congress” substituted by amendment in Congress; recorded by Thomson in both CT 1 and CT 2.

16. This word deleted by amendment in Congress and “the public and its creditors” written in margin of CT 1 in an unidentified hand; recorded similarly in CT 2 in Thomson’s hand.

17. Two preceding words deleted by amendment in Congress and “a Proportion” written in margin of CT 2 in Thomson’s hand; similarly recorded in CT 1 in unidentified hand.

18. On recto of the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “Col. 2 1. 8. d[elete] ‘three fourths’ insert ‘one half.’” This amendment was offered by TJ on 12 Apr., and was seconded by Arthur Lee. Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, New Jersey and Massachusetts supported the motion; New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York were divided; and Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were against the amendment. The individual vote was 17 to 7 in favor of the motion, but the question was lost. Howell, seconded by Ellery, then moved to strike out “three fourths” and substitute “three fifths.” This, too, failed of adoption. Howell then moved to reconsider TJ’s motion; Foster, Howell, and Paine changed their votes, so that New Hampshire and New York switched from the negative to the affirmative side and Rhode Island became divided. Pennsylvania was thus the only state to vote against the motion, which was adopted (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 213–15). In CT 2 this amendment is recorded bydeletion of “three fourths” and by substitution of “one half” written in margin in TJ’s hand; similarly recorded in CT 1 in an unidentified hand.

19. On recto of the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2] l[ine]. 9. d[elete] ‘to the services of the present year 1784.’” The amendment was adopted and the words are deleted in CT 1 and CT 2.

20. At this point TJ wrote in Dft and then deleted: “but that the domestic interest accruing in the year 1784 shall be postponed giving to every purpose a preference.” The fact that this appears as a deleted item in TJ’s rough draft would seem to indicate that he endeavored unsuccessfully to accomplish in the Grand Committee what was later done by amendment on the floor of Congress. It is not possible, of course, to determine whether this deletion in the rough draft was made by TJ on his own volition in the course of composing the report or whether it was made as a result of discussion in the Grand Committee, though the subsequent fate of the 1784 interest on the domestic debt would suggest the latter.

21. On verso of slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “Col.2.1.15. d[elete] ‘completely.’” See notes 24 and 25.

22. On CT 1 a line is drawn through the words “the Committee must acknowlege … the purposes of their preceding statement” and in the margin in Thomson’s hand is the following: “see Amendment.” See notes 24 and 25.

23. On verso of slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 16. d[elete]. ‘accomplish these perfectly to enable the federal administration to fulfil the whole’ & insert ‘advance still further in the accomplishment.’” The amendment was adopted and the passage altered by deletion and substitution on CT 1 and CT 2.

24. On CT 1 a line is drawn through the words “towards reducing the interest and principal of the public debt” and the following words are written in the margin in an unidentified hand in substitution therefor: “to the discharge of the public Debt giving preference according to the preceding statement.” This amendment and those set forth in 21, 22, and 23 were evidently then reconsidered and all of the passage from “… demands which will admit neither denial nor delay” to this point struck out and the following substituted therefor: “and the punctual compliance of every State is expected, to enable the Federal administration with certainty to satisfy these demands, it is earnestly and warmly recommended to the abler states to go as far beyond this proportion in specie, as their happier situation will admit, under an assurance, that such further contributions will be applied towards discharging the public debt, agreeably to the preceding statement” (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 306). See note 25.

25. At this point Thomson inserted interlineally: “But all our exertions will probably fall short,” &c. and marked the passage with a symbol. On verso of the slip described in note 7 above there is the same symbol, followed by TJ’s amendment in these words: “Col. 2. 1. 21. add ‘But all our exertions will probably fall still short of their full object. In that case it is believed that the public creditors, seeing the load of interest accumulated during the war greater than can be discharged in the first year of peace, will be contented for the present to receive the earlier part of these arrears and to rely for the residue on the efforts of the ensuing year<s>.’” Following this, in an unidentified hand, are the names of “Mr Jefferson Mr Howel,” indicating that TJ made the motion and Howell seconded it and possibly that the motion included the other amendments written on the verso of the slip (i.e., those indicated in notes 21 and 23). Another amendment at this point, possibly preceding TJ’s in time as it does in the final text, was offered by Stone and seconded by Gerry. On CT 1 opposite the words “… from the time of payment” Thomson placed a symbol keyed to a slip of paper (PCC: No. 144, p. 95) headed “to be inserted after the word Payment 21st Line 2d Page [i.e., column],” and reading as follows: “And also that before any further demand is made upon the States under the requisition for two million of dollars or the requisition for Eight million of Dollars Congress will revise the Quotas of the several States mentioned in the said requisitions respectively and will make them agreeable to justice upon the best information Congress may have when such Demand is made.” The names “Mr Stone Mr Gerry” are endorsed on the face of this amendment.

After amendments indicated in notes 21, 22, 23, and 24 had been recorded in the manner described, it is evident that a single amendment was offered covering the passage embraced by all of these partial amendments, and Thomson, after deleting on CT 2 all of the passage reading “the committee must acknowledge … with interest thereon from the time of payment,” wrote in the margin “see other side.” On the verso of CT 2 appears the following comprehensive amendment for this much-disputed part of the report which represents the text as finally adopted: “[But while this proportion of former deficiencies is of necessity called for under the pressure of demands which will admit neither denial nor delay] and the punctual compliance of every state is expected to enable the fœderal Administration with certainty to satisfy these demands it is earnestly and warmly recommended to the abler states to go as far beyond this proportion in specie as their happier situation will admit under an assurance that such further contributions will be applied towards discharging the public debt agreeable to the preceding statement, and will be placed to their credit in the next requisitions, with interest thereon from the time of payment—and also that before any further demand is made upon the states under the requisition for two millions of dollars or the requisition for eight millions of dollars, Congress will revise the quotas of the several states mentioned in the said requisitions respectively and will make them agreeable to justice upon the best information Congress may have when such demand is made. But as all our exertions will probably fall short of their full object, In that case it is believed that the public creditors seeing the load of interest accumulated during the war greater than can be discharged in the first year of peace will be contented for the present to receive the earlier part of these arrears and to rely for the residue on the efforts of the ensuing year.”

26. The words “put it in the power of the states” were struck out by amendment in Congress and are deleted in CT 1 and the following substitution written in margin in Thomson’s hand: “taken Measures and will continue their Endeavours.” Similarly recorded in CT 2. In Dft at this point TJ wrote and then deleted: “Your Committee thought it a most desireable object that all matters of account existing between the U.S. and the several states individually should be speedily settled. In order to encourage the states to hasten this work they are of opinion Congress should declare it as a general rule that whensoever any such account shall be finally liquidated and a balance acknowleged to be due from the U.S. that the individual state to whom it is due shall have credit for such balance in the requisition next ensuing the liquidation. But here the states should be reminded how little progress is made towards adjusting the ultimate ratio of their contributions to the expenditures of the late war.”

27. Dft and MS originally read: “… doubts both as to the practicability of this rule of apportionment, and of it’s equality, if practicable.” The passage was then altered in MS by TJ to read as above.

28. Dft and MS originally read: “… the most equal, the most satisfactory, and most easy of execution” and MS was then altered by TJ to read as above.

29. On the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 57. d[elete] ‘three fourths’ insert ‘one half.’” Amendment recorded by Thomson in CT 1 and CT 2. Dft does not contain the words “expressed in Dolls. 10ths. and 100ths. of Dolls.” indicating that Dft was completed before and MS after the drafting of his notes on the establishment of a money unit (see at end of Apr. 1784).

30. On the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 59 [i.e., 60]. d[elete] ¾ & insert ½.” Thomson made this alteration in CT 1 by overwriting, but not in CT 2; in the latter, however, he rewrote the entire column and gave it the proper caption: “Sums now required to make one ½ of 8. M.” This revised column in CT 1 was copied from TJ’s recalculated column of figures written on the slip described in note 7 above, reading as follows:

Each of the figures in the column has a check mark placed beside it.

31. On the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 76 d[elete] ‘a moiety’ & insert ‘three fourths.’” Similar change recorded by Thomson in CT 1 and CT 2.

32. On the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 77. d[elete] ‘moiety’ & insert ‘fourth.’” Similar change recorded by Thomson in CT 1 and CT 2.

33. In MHi in a vellum-bound volume bearing the title “Law treaties” there is a fragment in TJ’s hand reading: “and that so soon as any state shall [ ] a moiety of the sum now called for [ ] shall be receivable towards satisfying [ ].” It seems certain that this fragment must be part of a missing page from Dft and that it refers to the present paragraph relating to “facilities.”

34. On the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 84. d[elete] ‘the one half’ insert ‘three fourths.’” On CT 1 and CT 2 similar corrections were made so that the final text read: “three fourths of any sums being paid,” &c

35. On CT 2 Thomson inserted a caret at this point and wrote “fourth” in the margin.

36. On the slip described in note 7 above, TJ wrote: “[Col. 2.] 1. 86 d[elete] ‘equal pace’ insert ‘threefold proportion.’” This was the text finally approved, but in CT 2 Thomson drew a line underneath the passage “only taking care … operations of discount,” as if an amendment had been offered to alter the whole (see JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 312).

37. Altered in CT 1 and CT 2 to “1782” by overwriting (see JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi,312).

38. This passage was amended by motion of McHenry, seconded by Spaight, to read: “and from the state when obtained from the bearer, in lieu of money in the proportion before stated, which payment in certificates by the state into the public treasury, in the proportion that each state avails itself of the facilities shall be considered as a discharge of so much of the interest due upon the domestic debt, so that the three-fourths or greater proportion if any state should not avail itself of the facilities in the degree hereby admitted, paid in money at the same time shall be applied, giving preference according to the above statement, to the discharge of the expences of internal government and the interest due upon the foreign debt” (recorded by Thomson in margin of CT 2).

39. On the roll call vote on the paragraph concerning “facilities” as amended, nine states voted favorably; only Spaight of North Carolina and Read and Beresford of South Carolina voted against its adoption (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 313–14).

At this point on CT 2 Thomson wrote: “Resolved that Congress agree to the same.” The report of the Grand Committee on the subject of claims to western lands followed this point in MS (though the page is now misplaced at p. 81–2 as indicated above) and was printed in the same order in the broadside. On CT 2 Thomson noted the amendments to this report that were set forth above (see Vol. 6: 616–17), with the following additional changes that appeared in the final text: (1) On CT 2 the opening paragraph was altered by Thomson to read as follows: “April 29, 1784. Congress took into Consideration the report of the grand committee to whom was referred the report of a committee on the subject of western territory, and thereupon came to the following Resolution.” (2) In the final phrase of the second paragraph (Vol. 6: 616) which reads “… not yet been finally complied with,” Thomson on CT 2 struck out “finally” and interlined “fully.” This was the reading as adopted by Congress on 29 Apr. 1784 (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, ed. W. C. Ford and others, Washington, 1904–1937 description ends , xxvi, 315–17) and as printed in the final broadside text.