A Habeas Corpus issued out of the Supream Court of be Judicature for the State of New York allowed by the Hon 4 Robert Yates Esq r one of the justices of the said Court was exhibited to this Board whereby the Sheriff of the City and County of Albany was commanded to have the Body of William Smith who was committed to the Prison of the said County by Virtue of a Mittimus from this Board and whereas by an Act of the People of the State of New York entitled "an Act appointing Commissioners for detecting

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and defeating Conspiracies and declaring their Powers" it 1778 June 24. is enacted that no Judge or Magistrate shall Bail any of the

Persons who may be confined by Authority of the said Commissioners [84] Resolved that the said Mittimus so far as it respects the said William Smith he abrogated and void Resolved that the Sheriff be directed with the Body of the said William Smith to Claverack and do as he is commanded by the said Habeas Corpus -- Albert Van Der Zee who was cited to appear before the Board appeared according to the Citation and we having examined him with Respect to Hans Riemer's being at his House and he having given satisfactory Answers to such Questions as were asked of him he was discharged Johannis Van Ake was brought before the Board by Virtue of a Warrant for that Purpose and we having heard the Charges exhibited against him by Capf Ostrom do therefor Resolve that the said Johannis Van Ake do make Concessions to the said Capf Ostrom for traducing his Character and that he [be] bound in Recognizance for his future good Behaviour -- Johannis Van Ake on Recognizance in. .£50 -- Evan Davis of the Manor of Renselaerwyck was brought before the Board for propogating Reports Injurious and detrimental to the State and having examined him we have thought proper to bind him by Recognizance to make known all Treasonable Actions and Doings which may come to his Knowledge and to do his Duty as a good and faithful Subject to the State -- Evan Davis on Recognizance in £100 -- -- [85] Jacob Cluet who was confined on Suspicion of being concerned in the Robbery of Cornelius Steenberg was