Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
Cap- Ryley's on the Commissioners Account without an Order from One of them or from Cap* Ryley -- Ordered that Daniel Bass be sent down to the Commissioners at Fish Kill by the Troops that are going down to the Highlands Christina Taylor, Nancy Taylor & Catharine Taylor were brought before the Board and examined Ordered that they be recommitted -- William Tyler and Bethuel Huntley were ordered to be removed to the Fort on Account of their being sick -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning -- [49] Met pursuant to Adjournment -- 22 May 778. nd 1 1778 May 22. Present
John M. Beekman ) j Petrus Wynkoop fun* Isaac D. Fonda j ( Mathew Visscher
Johannis Van Hoesen JunT and Jacob Van Hoesen were brought before the Board and examined with Respect to the
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May? 7 Robbery committed at Henry Van Renselaer's to which they were supposed to be Accessory and finding the Supposition rather groundless we have thought proper to set them at Liberty on entering into Recognizance for good Behaviour
Johannis Van Hoesen Junf on Recognizance in £50 --u-- Jacob Joh? Van Hoesen on Recognizance in £50 --u-- Received a Letter from Col! Robert Van Rensselaer informing that he sent to us under Guard Peter Mesick & Dirck Vosburgh Ordered that they be committed to Prison & also ordered that the Treasurer pay Eight Dollars to the Guard as Part of their Pay and take their Receipt 1