Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning In George Clinton Papers, no. 1606, archives of tie New York State Library.
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July 25. Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 25V July 1778 -- Present Jeremiah Van Renselaer j Isaac D. Fonda John M. Beekman i
John Glen, and Robert Clench appeared before the Board and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act lately passed by the Legislature respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters which they requested Time to
consider of Ordered that they have Time till next Wednesday & that their Non Attendance at that d ime will be construed into a Refusal -- John Duncan who was cited this Day to appear informed the Board bv Letter that he was so indisposed as to be unable to attend as directed by Citation -- Adjourned till 9 OClock Monday Morning
July 27. Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 2 t 1
| July 1778 -- Present Jeremiah Van Renselaer / i Isaac D. Fonda John M. Beekman 1 1
Absolom Woodward was cited to appear before the Board to render Satisfaction touching his Conduct during the
present W ar agreeable to an Act of the Legislature lately passed respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters immediately -- Absolom W oodward appeared according to Citation and
being tendered the Oath as by the Act prescribed he requested Time to consider of it till next Wednesday which was granted him -- [ 1 4] John Whtbeck, and Volckert Van Veghten were