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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. 316 words

is also requested to apprehend all Strangers who have not sufficient Authority to be at large in the Compass of the Rout

he may take, he is also to bring with him Egbert Ostrander and his Wife and for his so doing this shall be his sufficient Authority Given under our Hands the Day above written -- David Van Schaack, Cornelius Van Schaack, Derick Gardinier, John D. Goes, Mathew Goes junr & Lambert Burgart [ 1 1 5] all of the District of Kinderhook, Peter W. Yates of Kats Kill, Dirk Delamater of Claverack, and Richard Minifee of the Manor of Renselaerwyck were cited to appear

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passed by the Legislature -- they were ordered to appear on h the 3o' ; Day of July Instant Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning

Uy 28 7 M et P ursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 28^ July 1778 -- Present

John M. Beekman Isaac D. Fonda Jeremiah Van Renselaer Egbert Benson 1

Mathew Visscher Hugh Mitchell

John Witbeck, and Volckert Van Veghten appeared before the Board and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act they both refused to take it -- Swawn, Albert Van Der Zee, Gerrit Van Sante, Philip Jacob Ball, William Monk, Hendrick Appley, Andries Ten Eyck, Jacob Legrange and Jellis Legrange were cited to

appear before the Board on the 1 hirteenth Day of July Instant to render Satisfaction touching their Conduct during the present War agreeable to the Act lately passed by the Legislature respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters -- William Monk one of the Persons above named who was cited to appear next T hursday, being in 1 own he was warned toappear before us immediately and on his Appearance he was tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act which he requested Time to consider of Ordered that he have lime till next Thursday --