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Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York

Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925. 277 words

Three Persons were brought to us under Guard who [59] June I. upon Examination we found to be Robert Sloss, John Sloss and Archibald McMullen who were all three concerned according to their own Confession in the Robbery of Henry Van Renselaer and Arent Van Schaack and [Isaac] Shelden their Confessions were taken down in writing and filed -- they were all three closely confined Ordered that the Treasurer pay to Lieu' Joseph Gifford £\J for victualling the said Robert Sloss John Sloss, and Archibald McMullen and for himself and Nine Men Guarding the said Persons to Albany 1

Ordered also that the Treasurer pay to Jacob Van Valkenburgh ^I2 // i6 // o for apprehending the said Robert Sloss, John Sloss, and Archibald McMullen and also for apprehending and securing James Noels who is also concerned in the abovementioned Robberies -- 2

Received from John M-Clung, Alexander M'rNitt and Alexander Webster a Draught for Four hundred Pounds and requested us to Rowan pay Ordered it to John -- that the Treasurer pay to the said John Rowan the four hundred Pounds drawn for and take his Receipt for the same Christopher Witting a Hessian Deserter from the British Army was permitted to go at large in this County on Zachariah Veller of the Manor of Renselaerwyck entering in Recognizance for his good and peaceable Behaviour -- Zachariah Veller on Recognizance in . . £40 --u-- [60] Robert Sloss on being searched was found to have with him twenty two Dollars which was supposed to be The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 164, State Comptroller's office. Ibid, p. 163. Ibid, p. 1 76