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 --

Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning Benson was a commissioner of the Poughkeepsie board.

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[ 1 1 6] Met pursuant to Adjournment -- 1778

Albany 29^ July 1778 -- July 29.

Present

John M. Beekman f Isaac D. Fonda Jeremiah Van Renselaer I Egbert Benson Hugh Mitchell 1 Mathew Visscher Petrus Wynkoop Jun r Cornelius Humfrey |

John Henry Lake a Hessian Deserter from the British Army appeared before the Board and it appearing that he had during his Residence heretofore behaved himself in a becoming Manner ordered that he have Leave to go at large in this County Marte Van Buren appeared according to Citation and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act he refused to take it Ordered that he prepare and hold himself in Readiness to be removed into the Enemies Lines on the shortest Notice -- Received a Letter from the Commissioners of Charlotte County informing that they sent to us under Guard William Moffat who was last Summer with the Enemy and whose remaining there may prove dangerous to the Safety of the State Ordered that he enter into Recognizance to remain in this City and to behave himself in a becoming Manner -- William Moffat on Recognizance in . . . £100 -- --