Eighteenth Instant to render Satisfaction to us touching their Conduct during this War conformable to an Act of the Legislature lately passed respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters -- James Ellice appeared before the Board according to the Citation served on him and the Oath as prescribed in the Act being tendered him he refused to take it -- Ordered that the said James Ellice hold himself in Readiness to go off in Eight Days -- Frederick Crans appeared before the Board and made Application to have Johannis Hendersans released Ordered that he be liberated on his engaging to behave himself in a becoming Manner -- Frederick Bremerman a Hessian Deserter from the British Army appeared before the Board and we having examined him and finding nothing special against him have thought to let him go at large in this County -- Dirck Heemstraet was cited to appear before this Board on Saturday next at One of the Clock -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning -- 1778 Met pursuant to Adjournment [105] July 17. Albany I7 lh ; July 1778 -- Present

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Daniel Campbell, and John Visger of Schonectady app*? according to Citation and being tendered the Oath pointed out bv the Act lately passed by the Legislature they both refused to take it