and deliver the same in to this Board Richard Minifee appearing according to Citation and being tendered the Oath by the Act prescribed he refused to take it [120] Dirk Gardinier, Mathew Goes Juff, & John D. Goes appeared before the Board according to the Citations served on them and they being tendered the Oath by the Act prescribed they requested l ime to consider of the same which was granted them till next Tuesday and that their Non- Appearance at that Time will be construed into a Refusal which they agreed to -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning

Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 187

Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 31 July 177^ -- 1778 July 31-

Present

John M. Beekman Jeremiah Van Renselaer j Cornelius Humfrey Hugh Mitchell / Petrus Wynkoop Jun^ Isaac D: Fonda

Col Humfrey laid before the Board an Account of Services performed by Lieutenant Jonathan Cltapman with a Party of Militia under his Command amounting to £i\ o fi ll l

Ordered that the Treasurer pay the same -- Col Humfrey also laid before the Board another Account

amounting to £ 6 i„o for his victualling the above Party tl

Ordered that the Treasurer pay the same -- John Showers who was confined in Goal was brought before the Board and we having; examined him do resolve that he be permitted to go at large on his entering into Recognizance for his good Behaviour and Monthly Appearance -- John Showers on Recognizance in £40 -- -- William Showers his Bail in T40 -- -- Jellis Legrange appeared before the Board according to the Citation served on him and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act he requested Time to consider of it [12 1] till next Tuesday which was granted them [x/c] -- Peter Drummond who was last Fall confined for being with the Enemy was brought before the Board and he requesting to be eliberated Ordered that this Requisition be complied with on his entering into Bond with a sufficient Surety until his Exchange can be procured -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning