Gysbert Fonda, and Rutger Bleecker were cited to appear 1778 July 17. before this Board at three OClock this Afternoon to render Satisfaction to us touching their Conduct during this War conformable to an Act of the Legislature lately passed respecting Persons of neutral & equivocal Characters Wouter Moll of Kinderhook appeared before the Board and made Application to have Gerrit Cole released from his Confinement and we having taken his Requisition into our Consideration therefore ordered that the said Gerrit Cole be discharged on the said Wouter Moll's entering into Recognizance to deliver up the said Gerrit Cole when called for -- Wouter Moll on Recognizance in £50-0-0

Gysbert Fonda and Rutger Bleecker appeared according to the Citations served on them and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act they both requested Time to consider of it till next Monday Morning at ten OClock which was granted them

Then Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning

[106] Met pursuant to Adjournment -- 1778 July 18. Albany 18^ July 1778 Present

John M. Beekman ( Mathew Visscher Jeremiah Van Renselaer I Petrus Wynkoop Jun* Isaac D. Fonda

Ordered that Daniel Campbell, James Ellice and John Visger hold themselves in Readiness by next Wednesday to be removed within the Enemies Lines agreeable to the Act lately passed by the Legislature and that they be served with a Copy of this Resolution -- Jeremiah Van Renselaer laid before the Board an Account

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1778 of two Reams of Paper purchased by him amounting to July 18. £20 o o ordered that the Treasurer pay to the said Jeremiah // //