Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 261

[198] Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 20' h 1778 1778 Oct. 20.

Present

John M. Beekman ) ( Ma(hcw visscher Isaac D. Tonda ) (

Lieutenant Samuel Shaw laid before the Board an Account of Services performed by himself and four Men in endeavouring to apprehend John Ruyter and others from Canada amounting to £5*16*0 Ordered that the Secretary pay the same 1

Elizabeth Gowey heretofore committed by this Board on Suspicion of her having received some of the Goods stolen by Eseck Mosier was brought before the Board and it

appearing that no further Proff [r/r] can be obtained against her except that of the said Eseck Mosier it is therefore ordered that she be discharged from Confinement on her entering into Recognizance with a sufficient Surety for her future good Behaviour and Appearance before any judicial Authority when called upon -- George Young Bail for Elizabeth Gowey in.. £100 --o--o William Leonard who was some Time since confined by Order of the Board of Commissioners at Claverack as a suspicious Person was brought before the Board and nothing special having as yet appeared against him he was ordered to be discharged from his Confinement Philip Shiffer was brought before the Board and [199] examined and his Examination reduced to writing -- Ordered that he be recommitted -- Then Adjourned till to Morrow Morning -- The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 166, State Comptroller's office.

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