[Spaulding]

Very Interesting! That may fall into the category of observations such as Donafrio’s that Citizen of the U.S. in the Hamilton draft of June 1787, became ‘natural born citizen’ after the July 25 letter requesting that change from John Jay to G. Washington. Punctuation did mean something, particularly in the constitution itself.

[STARWISE]

That quote:

"Permit me to hint, whether it would be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expressly that the Commander in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen."