Andrew Stephenson appeared before the Board according toOrder this Day and we having taken his Case into Consideration do order that he have Permission to return to his usual Place of Abode and that a Pass for the Purpose be given him -- A Petition signed by William Printup, James Hare, John Fillone, Samuel Gardinier, Jacob Vrooman Caspard Van Der Werke, John Penn, Cornelius Mills, and John Heat was laid before the Board setting forth that they are confined in Johnstown Goal that they almost all of them have Families who suffer greatly throughMeans of their the Confinement and praying in Order that they may be released on procuring sufficient Bail for their future good Behaviour The Board taking the above Petition into Consideration do order that a Letter be wrote to Anthony Van Veghten Esq r high Sheriff of the County of Tryon [147] requesting .

him to furnish us with Copies of their Mittimus's and if he has none, then to send us the Names of the Persons who have committed them Ordered that a Letter be wrote to General Stark requesting him to deliver up the Prisoners that have been examined

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by us, such as are Subjects of this State and also an Account 1778 Aug. 21. of the Cattle Sheep &c which have been taken from those Persons and where the same are kept -- Johan Hendrick Rensard, and Jacob Loevenstern two German Deserters from Burgoyne's Army appeared before the Board and claimed Protection from us and the Oath of Allegiance being tendered them they declared their Willingness to take the same and it was administred to them accordingly Ordered that they have Permission to go at large and that a Pass for that Purpose be given them -- Then Adjourned till 9 OClock to Morrow Morning