Shaver who is to go in Search of the above Robbers such necessary Assistance as he shall require of them The Board judging that by discharging Ariantie Schuck the Wife of John Schuck from her present Confinement the said John Schuck might be induced the Sooner to surrender himself therefore ordered that she be discharged and that a Pass be given her to return Home -- Then adjourned till next Monday Morning

Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany igff Oct? 1778 -- 1778 Oct. 19. Present

John M. Beekman ( Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher 1

Bartholemewis Van Valkenburgh who was some Time ago confined by Order of the Board of Commissioners at Claver-

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77 ac k on I n f° rmat i° n exhibited against him by Nathaniel Oct fg Morgan was brought before the Board and it appearing to us that the said Bartholemewis Van [197] Valkenburgh is very sick and that by a longer Confinement his Life may be endangered therefore ordered that he be discharged from Confinement on entering into a Recognizance with a sufcient Surety for his future good Behaviour and Monthly Appearance Bartholemewis Van Valkenburgh on Recognizance, in £100 --o-- Joachim Van Slyck his Bail in £100 --o-- Andries Ten Eyck and Jacob Legrange who were allowed Time to consider of the Oath prescribed to be taken by Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters appeared and the Oath being tendered them they severally refused to take the same Ordered that they hold themselves in Readiness to be removed within the Enemies Lines on the shortest Notice Johan Jurie Fought who was some Time ago confined on the Information exhibited against him by Nathaniel Morgan was brought before the Board and we having considered the Charge alledged against him and Judging from Circumstances that the said Johan Jurie Fought is not so guilty as was at first apprehended do therefore order that he be discharged from Confinement on his entering into a Recognizance for his future good Behaviour and Monthly Appearance before one of the Commissioners of Conspiracies -- Johan Jurie Fought on Recognizance in £200 --0-- George Shufelt his Bail in £100 --o-- Silvester Salsbury also his Bail in £100 --o-- Then adjourned till to Morrow Morning --