1778 in which they severally reside and that they together with Sept. 21. their Families are subsisted at the public Expence Ordered that on Account of the Reasons above assigned it be recommended to General Stark to send a Flag to Canada with them D' James Latham who appeared before the Board on the /': Instant and was then tendered the Oath by the Act of the Legislature prescribed to be taken by Persons [174] of neutral and equivocal Characters and who requested Time till this Day to consider of the said Oath again appeared and the Oath being again tendered him he requested some further Time to consider of it which was allowed him -- Received two Letters the One from Robert R. Livingston r Lsq which is dated 13'

Instant and the other from James Duane Lsqr both which Letters are concerning D r James Latham and are in the Words following, to wit, (prout) Cornelius Groesbeck laid before the Board an Account for serving Citations on several Persons at Niscutaw and at the Helleberg amounting to £4,,2 Ordered that the same be paid -- It has been represented to the Commissioners that divers of the Subjects of this State lately residing at Niscuthaw and other Places in this County have lately gone over to and joined the Enemy Therefore resolved that it be and it is

hereby most earnestly recommended to all Officers of Militia in this County forthwith to make a Return to this Board of the