Upon the whole, I am humbly of opinion, that neither any of the people Call'd Quakers, nor any other person Whatsoever who Refused to take the said Oath at the said Election; on being required by any of the said Candidates to take the same, had any right by Law, to be admitted to Poll at the said Election.

Dated 2S^^ Jan. 173| R: Bradley Attorney Genal.

To his Excellency the Governor

of New York &c.

MORAVIANS IN DUTCHESS COUNTY.

[Counc. Min. XIX.]

At a Council held at the Council Cliamber of the City

of New York the fifth day of July 1744.

Present His Excellency the Governour

Mr Kennedy M' Horsmanden

Mr Chief Justice M^ Murray

His Excellency Communicated to the Board a Copy of a letter

or Order from his Excellency dated 8^^ jnne last to Col' Henry

Beekman One of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for Dutchess

County and Col' of the Regiment of Militia for tliat County

acquainting him that his Ex'=y was informed that several persons

m that County called Moravians had Endeavoured to seduce the

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Indians from their Allegiance which in this Time of Warr would be of most dangerous Consequence and therefore requiring him with some more of the Justices of the peace of that County to Cause the said Moravians & any other persons suspected to be disaffected to be brought before them and if they found just Cause of Suspicion to Commit them to the County Goal until they should be delivered by due Course of Law And in Case of meeting with opposition the Sherif had orders to raise the posse And the Regim* of Militia were to assist.