first obtaining Leave for that Purpose from l ime to I ime 1778 Apr. 30. from the Commanding Officer or any three of the Commissioners Ordered that a Letter commanding be wrote to the Officer to request him to issue his Orders to the Guards for securing all State Prisoners and Criminals to prevent it possible Escapes for the future -- Adjourned till 9 O'Clock to Morrow Morning

Met pursuant to Adjournment if May 1778. 1778 May 1. Present ( Isaac D. Fonda Jeremiah Van Renselaer John M. Beekman j William Wills l Mathew Visscher

Received a Letter from the Chairman of the Committee of Claverack District covering 92 Continental and six hard Dollars one half Johannis and one Guinea which was taken from one John Snyder whom the said Committee sent to us Prisoner, and the said Committee have also [sent to] us, Stephen Dukelon as a Prisoner -- Ordered that the said Money be deposited in the Hands of the Treasurer and that a Mittimus be made out to the Sheriff to take the saidJohn Snyder and Stephen Dukelon and closely confine them Ordered that the Treasurer pay to Gerrit Van Hoesen and others £7-0-0 for their Expences and Pay in conducting to this Place from Claverack John Snyder and Stephen Dukelon according to the account delivered in -- 1

[25] Ordered that a Letter be wrote to the Committee of Claverack acknowledging the Receipt of their Letter and The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 166, State Comptroller's office. It is made out to Gerrit G. Van Hosen, and is signed " for myself & assosiates " by " Justis Vanhoesan Jun."