Petitions criticizing his stand on the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation with Britain overwhelmed his office, according to the historical documents collected by the online Papers of George Washington Project.
根据乔治·华盛顿报纸网上项目收集的历史文件记载，他的办公室被请愿书淹没了，都在批评他在和英国签订的《英国国王陛下与美利坚合众国友好、通商与航海条约》上的态度。