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Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York

Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925. 271 words

Daughter be Liberated from Confinement nothing specially 1778 July 2X. having appeared against them [no] Ordered that Mr Barent Van Der Pool, Andries Huyck and Walter Carpenter of Schodack be cited to appear before this Board to give Satisfaction to us touching their Conduct during the present War agreeable to the Act of the Legislature lately passed respecting Persons of Neutral and equivocal Characters Albert Van Der Zee and Philip Spawn of Niscutaw and Benjamin Baker of the Manor of Renselaerwyek were also cited to appear agreeable to the Act lately passed N B. -- these Citations were not served -- Peter Vosburgh, Lowrence Goes, William Rea and Harrnen Pruyn, who were given Time to this Day to appear and take the Oath prescribed by the Act, not appearing Ordered removed into that they hold themselves in Readiness to be the Enemies Lines by Saturday next

Adjourned till 9 OClock Thursday Morning -- Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 23? July 1778 1773 July 23. Present

Jeremiah Van Renselaer ) ( Mathew Visscher Isaac D. Fonda j- - Hugh Mitchell John M. Beeckman ] [ Peter Cantine fun r 1

Barent Van Der Pool and Andries Huyck appeared before the Board according to the Citations served on them and they being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act lately passed by the Legislature absolutely refused to take it -- Benjamin Baker also appeared before the Board according to Citation and the Oath by the Act prescribed he refused to take it and declared that if he did he would perjure himself Cantine was one of the commissioners of the Poughkeepsie board.