Christopher Hawk Constable of the District of Kinderhook presented to the Board an Account for apprehending and bringing to Goal Hendrick Yager which amounts to 16/ Ordered that the Treasurer pay the same 1

Gvsbert Fonda who was heretofore cited to appear before this Board appeared and the Oath being tendered him he refused to take it John Stevenson and Absolom Woodward who were heretofore cited to appear before the Board appeared and the Oath being tendered them they refused to take it -- Cornelius Van Schelluyne who had l ime allowed him to this Day to consider of the Oath tendered to him at the Time

when he appeared according to the Citation served on him appeared again this Day and being again tendered the Oath as by the Act prescribed he declared his willingness to take it & it was accordingly administred to him John M'Crea appeared before the Board and informed [122] us that the Court was willing to eliberate his Brother William M c .Crea on his entering into Recognizance with sufficient Surety provided we would withdraw our Mittimus Ordered that the said Mittimus be withdrawn, and it is withdrawn Charles M'lKinstrey appeared before the Board and made Application toBenjamin Morrison eliberated Orhave dered that the said Benjamin Morrison be eliberated on the The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 163, State Comptroller's office, and is signed " Chris 10 Haak."

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said Charles M Kinstrey's entering into a Recognizance to Aug. c 1778 1. deliver him into the Hands of Ezekiel Williams high Sheriff of the County of Hartford -- Charles M^Kinstrey on Recognizance in £300 -- -- John Glen, Rutger Bleecker, and Robert Clench appeared before the Board, this Day being allowed them to give a final Answer whether they would take the Oath as prescribed by the Act or not and they declaring their Willingness to take it -- it was accordingly administred to them -- John Duncan who was cited to appear before this Board appeared and being tendered the Oath as by the Act prescribed he requested Time to consider of it till this Day Eight Days which was granted him -- Hendrick Frey of Tryon County and Nicholas Stevens of Schonectady were cited to appear before this Board on the Eighth Day of August Instant to render Satisfaction touching their Conduct during the present War agreeable to the Act lately passed by the Legislature -- Daniel Campbell, John Visger, James Ellice and Cornelius Glen & Gysbert Fonda appeared before the Board and declaring their Readiness to take the Oath by the Act prescribed provided [123] the Board would grant them the Indulgence and we being of Opinion that they could not be permitted have resolved to take the Opinion of the judges of the Supream Court thereon Ordered that Notice be given to Daniel Campbell, James Ellice, John Visger, Peter Vosburgh, Lowrence Goes, Harme