1. JM’s letter of 20 Oct. has not been found. In it JM apparently alluded to Washington’s sensitivity regarding the General Assembly’s gift of canal shares in the Oct. 1784 session. Washington wanted to convey the shares to some public foundation, and JM became the liaison between Mount Vernon and Richmond on the matter (JM to Jefferson, 3 Oct. 1785; Amendments to the Act Conveying Canal Shares to George Washington, 16 Nov. 1785).

2. JM probably had suggested that Washington avoid an outright refusal of the shares but appropriate their proceeds to some objects of public good. Washington’s “letter to the Governor” (Henry) of 29 Oct. carries this intention (Fitzpatrick, Writings of Washington description begins John C. Fitzpatrick, ed., The Writings of George Washington, from the Original Sources, 1745–1799 (39 vols.; Washington, 1931–44). description ends , XXVIII, 303–4).

3. Jay submitted a report “respecting the number of Consuls necessary to be appointed and for what foreign Ports” on 19 Sept. 1785 (JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 (34 vols.; Washington, 1904–37). description ends , XXIX, 722–24). The report was printed in broadside form a short time later (Evans description begins Charles Evans, ed., American Bibliography … 1639 … 1820 (12 vols.; Chicago, 1903–34). description ends 19320).