Persons under a Pretence of having Authority from the Commissioners of Conspiracies to examine into the Conduct of Persons by them supposed to have been unfriendly to the American Cause use unbecoming Language and pretend to exercise Power not vested in them whereby sundry of the Inhabitants of Hosack District are under Apprehensions of being ill used therefore resolved that no [13 1] Person or Persons under any Pretence whatsoever disturb or molest any of the Inhabitants without first obtaining due Proof to justify them in such Proceeding and then only upon proper Authority to them given for their so doing from this Board or any other legal Authority of the State otherwise they shall answer the same at their Peril -- Col! Hendrick Frey who was cited to appear this Day appeared and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act lately passed by the Legislature he declared his Willingness to take it and was accordingly administred to him it -- Nicholas Stevens of Schonectady who was also cited to appear before the Board this Day appeared and being tendered the Oath prescribed by the Act he requested Time to consider of the same till next Saturday which was granted him Leonard Gansevoort Jun r laid before the Board an Account of sundry Articles purchased for the Use of the Board amounting to £4^0 „0 which was allowed -- Ordered that a Letter be sent to the Commissioners at Poughkeepsie inclosing a List of Persons who have refused to take the Oath as prescribed by the Act which Letter is in the Words following (prout) Ordered that a Certificate be sent down to John Morin Scott Esqf Secretary of the State of New York certifying that Richard Cartwright on the 16^ Day of July last Peter