Ballard and brought to this Place were brought before the Board and severally examined Ordered that they be recommitted Elizabeth Crothers appeared before the Board and laid before us two Passes she had heretofore obtained the One from General Gates the other from the Committee of this Place granting to her Permission to go to Canada at the same Time informing us that after procuring them she was by unavoidable Delays prevented from going & praying Permission to go with the Flag that is shortly to set off for that Quarter Ordered that the Board will take the same into their Consideration -- Adjourned till 2 OClock to Morrow Afternoon -- 1778 Met pursuant to Adjournment -- August 1778 -- Aug. 18. h Albany i8 l ;

Present John M. Beekman Isaac D. Fonda j j Jeremiah Van Renselaer ) ] Mathew Visscher

[143] Received a Letter from P. Wynkoop JunF dated h I7' Instant which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) In Consequence of the above Letter Martin M'jGee of Kinderhoi k who was last Week confined was brought before the Board and we having examined him and finding his Answers to such Questions as were put to him satisfactory

we have thought proper to discharge him from Confinement The Requisition of Elizabeth Crothers to the Board

Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 209

Yesterday was taken into Consideration Ordered that she 1778 Aug. 18. have Leave to go with the next Flag to Canada Ordered that John Stevenson, Richard Cartwright, John Van Alen and Isaac Man be warned to prepare and hold themselves in Readiness to be removed by a Flag within the Enemies Lines to Morrow Morning John Sloss who was condemned to be executed and has since received a Pardon was brought before the Board and examined and his Examination committed to Writing and 1