1. Huntington enclosed a copy of congressional resolutions adopted on 13 April (see DLC:GW; see also JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 19:384, 386–88, and General Orders, 20 April).

Huntington wrote a circular letter to the states from Philadelphia on 15 April: “Your Excellency will receive enclosed, a resolve of Congress of the 13th Instant, directing the Commander in Chief to transmit to the Executives of the several States, Lists of the Names of all the new Levies belonging to each State respectively, authenticated in the Manner specified in the Resolve; and recommending it to the said States to cause Payment to be made to the said new Levies agreeable to such Lists, on Account of the United States” (Smith, Letters of Delegates description begins Paul H. Smith et al., eds. Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774–1789. 26 vols. Washington, D.C., 1976–2000. description ends , 17:155–56).

2. Huntington refers to six-month levies in Continental service whose enlistments had expired before 1 Jan. (see State of Matters Laid Before the Committee at Headquarters, 25–31 May 1780, and Circular to the States, 2 June).