Pay Roll -- Abel Eastwood was brought before the Board for having been with the Enemy, and we having examined him and it appearing therefrom as also from the information of John Younglove Esq r that he had been seduced to go to the Enemy by evil designing Persons -- Ordered That he be Liberated from Confinement upon his entring into Recognizance for his good behaviour and appearance when called for, and also not to depart the Limits of the District of Cambridge without leave in writing from one of the Commissioners or from the said John Younglove Esq r Abel Eastwood on Recognizance in.. £100 -- -- [81] Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning

June 23. Met pursuant to Adjournment 23 rd June 1778 -- Present -- John M. Beeckman Matthew Visscher Isaac D. Fonda -J

W rote a Letter to Major Jansen at Livingston's Manor requesting of him to inform the Board what Character I homas Anderson who is at present confined in Goal has hitherto sustained and inwhat Manner he stands affected to theAmerican Cause -- Cap' Henry Ostrom appeared before us and exhibited a Complaint against Johannis Vanake for being disaffected to the Cause of America and traducing his Character -- Ordered that a Warrant be made out to apprehend the said Johannis Van Ake and that he be brought before us -- Ordered that a Letter be wrote to Philip Conine Esq^

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requestinghim to endeavour by every possible Means to 1778 June 23- apprehend Johannis Riemer who is employed by the Enemy to carry Dispatches to the Tories and that if he should be fortunate enough to take him to send him together with such Papers as should be found in his Possession to us immediately -- Peter Farguson of Beekman's Precinct Dutchess County who was confined in this Goal on Account of being of a suspicious Character as he was found in Company with Persons who had committed Robberies and other Misdemeanors on Application of Stephen Farguson he [82] was permitted to return to his usual Place of Abode on his entering into Recognizance with the said Stephen Farguson as his Bail to appear before the Commissioners at Poughkeepsie there to abide by such Restrictions as the said Commissioners should think necessary to impose upon him -- Peter Farguson was bound by Recognizance in £100 -- Stephen Farguson his Bail in £100 -- Ordered that a Letter be wrote to the Commiss s r ; at Poughkeepsie to inform them what Steps had been taken with respect to the said Peter Farguson and stating the Charges against him and requesting of them to lay him under Restrictions -- Jonathan Wears and Thomas Hastings two British Soldiers who were apprehended and confined were brought before the Board and examined Ordered that a Letter be wrote to Major Hale informing him that we have sent down those Persons in Order that they may be dealt with as Prisoners of War Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning --