:h 25 Instant to repair with his Family in four Days after the Delivery of said Resolution to the State of Connecticut there to remain until an Exchange might be procured for him and on Failure of Complying therewith that he should be put in close Confinement appeared before this Board and declared his Readiness to convince them that he had not corresponded with the Enemy and that he was ready and willing to enter into any Engagements for the faithful Performance of such matters as might be enjoyned him -- [88] Therefore resolved that the said Resolution be and is hereby suspended and that the said Rev'! Mr John Stewart enter into Parole in the mean Time not to do or say any Thing in Opposition to the Measures pursued by the Congress of the United States of America or by the Legislature or executive Powers of either of the said States and that he shall and will not hold any Correspondence by Word or Deed upon political Matters with any of the Enemies of the said United States of America or either of them and not to depart the Limits of the Town of Schonectady without Permission from one of the Members of this Board -- Van Nist who was cited to appear to answer respecting an Express from the Enemy who was said to have been at his House appeared and we having questioned him and finding his Answers satisfactory have thought proper to discharge him -- Isaac Witbeck, John G. Klauw, Joachim Collier & Abraham Herdick were sent to us under Guard by Cof Peter