Marselis late Aiderman of the City of Albany on the Twentieth did appear before us and that the Oath as prescribed in the Act was tendered to them which they refused to take Ordered that a Letter be wrote to his Excellency the Governor informing him of the Names of the Persons who have refused to take the Oath and requesting to know when we must send them and who he purposes to detain for an Exchange --

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7 Cornelius Van Schelluyne appeared according to Citation Juiy 2o and being tendered the Oath by the Act prescribed he requested Time till next Wednesday to consider of it which was granted him -- Ordered that Daniel Campbell, John Visger, John Van Alen, Gysbert G. Marselius John Thurman, Peter Van Schaack and Henry Staats prepare & hold themselves in Readiness to be removed into the Enemies Lines by next [109] Saturday and that the Secretary cause the said Notice to be served on each of the foregoing Persons -- Ordered that a Letter be wrote to the Commissioners at Poughkeepsie informing them that a Number of Persons who we have cited before us agreeable to the Act respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters pretend that they do not come under the Act as they have taken an Oath some Time ago which they say exempts them from complying with the Act and requesting their Opinion on the Subject Cap? John Ryley appeared before the Board and was discharged with the Company under his Command from further Service -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning