[932] Shays's Rebellion was only a local outburst of a general feeling throughout the United States. Marshall says, "those causes of discontent ... existed in every part of the union." (Marshall, ii, 117.)
[933] Jay to Jefferson, Oct. 27, 1786; Jay: Johnston, iii, 213.
[934] Jay to Reed, Dec. 12, 1786; ib., 222.
[935] Jay to Price, Sept. 27, 1786; ib., 168.
[936] Madison to Randolph, Jan. 10, 1788; Writings: Hunt, v, 81.
[937] Washington to Lee, Oct. 31, 1786; Writings: Ford, xi, 76-77.
[938] Washington to Madison, Nov. 5, 1786; ib., 81.
[939] Washington to Knox, Dec. 26, 1786; ib., 103-04. And Washington wrote to Lafayette that "There are seeds of discontent in every part of the Union." (Writings: Sparks, ix, 263.)
[940] Marshall to James Wilkinson, Jan. 5, 1787; Amer. Hist. Rev., xii, 347-48.
[941] Jefferson to Mrs. Adams, Feb. 22, 1787; Works: Ford, v, 265.