Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
1778 Blackley of Cambridge District confined in this Goal against May 26. whom we have no particular Charges -- Ordered that Letters be wrote to the Chairmen of the different Committees from whence those Persons are come, to send to us such Charges as they may have against them -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning
May 27. Met pursuant to Adjournment -- 2 ]^ May 1778 -- Present
John M. Beekman ) j Mathew Visscher Isaac D. Fonda j \ William Wills
Samuel Perry John Perry and John Stiles of Parmertown who were heretofore eliberated on entering into Recognizance made their Appearance -- Information was given to the Board by the Widow Baker the [j/f] Lenah Cronkheydt has in her Possession a Pair of SilverShoe Buckles and other Things her Property which was last Summer Stolen from her, and it appearing also probable that some essential Evidence might be got from her if [54] properly examined concerning the Robberies committed in the East part of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck last Summer Ordered Thereupon that Cap 1 Ryley cause the said Lenah Cronkheydt to be apprehended and brought before us, and also to apprehend and bring before us one Martinus Kimmel to give Evidence against the said Lenah Cronkheydt On Suggestion of Stephen Bell the Goaler that the Goal is so crouded as to render the Situation of the Prisoners very disagreeable -- Ordered therefore that the following Persons be removed to the Fort and that M Volckert r