which Said order being taken Into Consideration thereupon Resolved that the Requisition Cannot be Complied with -- A Letter was prepared Stating the Objections and forwarded to them in the woords following (prout) Also A Letter was forwarded to John c Crea Esq? ordering him to deliver into this Goal W™ c Crea, who was permitted to absent himself on Bail of the S d John M Crea, c

in the following woords -- (prout) -- April 15^ 1778 1778 Apr. 15. Present

John M Beeckman ) j Mathew Visher Isaac D Fonda ) 1 Jer V Rensselaer Nicholas Hagerman from Balls town was Brought before this Board, & Being Charged with deserting from Said

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Apr. 15. district on a Supposition to go to the Enemy -- but no direct proof appearing therefore ordered that S d N Hagerman be permitted to Return home on Bail of Christopher Hagerman: Cof Gordon & Cap? Collins appeared before this board & Represented that Robert Russell, Roger Hyatt, John Smyth, Archibald c Nue c M --M Night James Robison, John Fairman, George Gardner, Jonathan Tuttle, Study Scranton, Henry Bolton & George Bolton, person[s] now again Residing in Ballston, after having taken up arms against the United

States with Gen Burgoyne, & from appearences they Judge that the above person's will Return to their duty, thereupon Resolved that Col Gordon 1

& Cap? Collins be Requested to Cause the Said Offenders to appeir before them to Enter into Bail for their future Good Conduct. A Coppy of a Recognizance] for that purpose was furnished them. [4] William Reside and William M Auley were brought c