New York Committee of Correspondence to Alexander Hamilton, April 17, 1777

Kingston [ New York ] April 17, 1777. “We are directed by Convention to enclose a resolution 2 passed this day in addition to that of the 1st. of Apl. which we before did ourselves the honor to transmit to his Excellency.…� Asks Hamilton to consult with Washington on propriety of enlisting “ignorant young lads,� who had joined the enemy and now wish “to enlist in our regiments.�