Although some historians have identified Garrard as a member of the Danville Political Club, a secret debating society that was active in Danville, Kentucky, from 1786 to 1790, his name is not found in the Club's official membership records.
有历史学家认为加勒德是丹维尔政治俱乐部成员，这是一个从1786至1790年间活跃在丹维尔的秘密辩论社团，但该俱乐部的正式成员记录上没有他的名字。