Colonel Butler's Men, and by him sent to General Stark who had her committed to Goal, was brought before the Board and we having examined her and finding her Answers no Way satisfactory ordered therefore that she be recommitted Received a Letter from Peter W Yates informing us that he had never been summoned and had before he knew of any Citation being sent for him taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Office also two several Letters the One from Walter Livingston Esq? the other from Judge Yates which said Letters are in the Words following, to wit (prout) Received a Letter from Peter Cantine Jun? Esq? One of the Commissioners at Poughkeepsie which Letter is dated h ? August 1778 and is in the Words following, to wit, (prout)

Adjourned till 9 OClock to [Morrow] 'Morning

Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 1 i lh . Aug? 1778 1778 Aug. 11. Present

Jeremiah Van Renselaer ( Mathew Visscher Isaac D. Fonda j |

Received a Letter from Col! Cornelius Humfrey informing [134] that he sent to us M 1 ? Cole the Person at whose

House Neal Taylor was apprehended and who there is the greatest reason to suppose has been privy to most of the 'By an error in the original " Morning " is duplicated.

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1778 Robberies committed by the said Neal Taylor, which Letter Aug. 11. is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Ordered that MT? Cole be carried to the Fort and there closely confined and Mr Volckert Dawson be ordered to take her into Custody -- Resolved that Stephen Bell the Goaler be ordered to let John Taylor Esq r examine Zadock Wright confined in Goal, at such Times as he may think proper to call upon him for that Purpose -- r Peter Van Schaack Esq appeared before the Board in Behalf of a Number of Persons who are to be removed to the Enemies Lines next Friday and requested of the Board to consider whether they were comprehended within the Meaning of the Act as they had taken an Oath before the Committee of this Place not to aid or assist the Enemy and if the Board should be of Opinion that they do, that then they might be indulged with some longer Time as the Time fixed for their Departure is so short as to put it out of their Power to settle their necessary Affairs Ordered that he be informed that the Board will take the same into their Consideration -- Ordered Hendrick Hoogteling, Egbert Ostrander, Archibald Mf Kellop and Daniel Frazier be removed from the City Hall to the Fort on Account of their being sick -- Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning -- 1778 [ 1 35] Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Aug. 12.