£21 u 4 u o' Ordered that the Secretary pay the same -- [195] Ebenezer Knap appeared before the Board and requested from us a Pass to go to Cherry Valley Ordered that he be informed that this Board cannot take upon themselves to give him such a Pass but that his Application lies properlv to General Starks and further ordered that it be recommended to the General to grant him Permission to go to Cherry Valley to fetch from thence his Family and Effects -- Alen M Donald Appeared before the Board and requested Permission to go to Canada and it appearing to us from his own Information that his Relations who are with the Enemy are Men of Influence and as such have it in their Power to procure some Person to be exchanged for him ordered therefore that the said Alen McDonald be informed that the Board cannot grant him such Permission -- Then Adjourned till to Morrow Morning

Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany i6' h ; Oct r 1 77 ^ Oct. 16. Present

Jeremiah Van Renselaer ) f , saac D Fonda Mathew Visscher \ [

' The original voucher, in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 163, State Comptroller's office, states that he conducted John Thurman and others to Fishkill. His name was Isaac A. Fonda.

Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 259

A Letter from John Schuck was laid before the Board 1778 Oct. 16. setting forth that he is willing to give Information how and in what Manner the Principal Robbers may be apprehended and will surrender himself Prisoner provided he can have any Encouragement of E'avour The Board having taken the same into Consideration and considering that the Persons alluded to [196] in Schuck's Letter are the authors of all the Robberies that have been committed this Summer are thereupon of Opinion that the said Schuck be informed that upon his making the necessary Discoveries and his aiding & assisting by all the Means in his Power to have the said Persons referred to in his Letter apprehended this Board will intercede with his Excellency Governor Clinton for a Pardon for the said John Schuck and which they doubt not hut they will obtain -- Ordered that it be earnestly recommended to all Officers both Civil and Military to afford Cap?