doi:10.7916/t6vh-wz46Document, 1777 January 22correspondencetextUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Jay, John, 1745-1829De Witt would very much like to drive the British from New York and destroy their fleet at the docks. So far a series of misfortunes -- the critical illness of his son and the indisposition of his miller -- have kept him from leaving Green Hill. He will go to the convention as soon as his family situation permits. De Witt wishes he had all of the pamphlets distributed by the Convention. Those he has seen are well liked and "calculated to draw the attention of the Meanest capacity." The resolution passed by the convention for the exemption of coopers will be useless until there is sufficient water power to make flour. The Tories now in jail should be carefully guarded.