Ordered that a Letter be wrote to the Members of the Senate and Assembly of the City and County of Albany respecting Cornelius Glen, Daniel Campbell and a Number of other Persons who after their Refusal to take the Oath as prescribed by the Act to be taken by Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters offered to take the same which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) Ordered that a Letter be wrote to John Taylor Esq^ which is in the following Words, to wit, (prout)

Ordered that the Secretary transmit to his Excellency Governor Clinton the Names of Andries Ten Eyck and Jacob Legrange who have refused to take the Oath of Allegiance as prescribed in an Act of the Legislature respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters that his Excellency may if he thinks proper detain them for the Purpose of an Exchange -- I hen adjourned till to Morrow Morning -- ^1778 Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 30^ Oct 1778 -- r

Present

John M. Beekman ) ( T t-v xf ir- f ' Isaac D. konda1

Mathew Visscher 1 1

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Hugh Frazer who was some Time ago brought [207] down from Harpersfield and confined was brought before the Board and he having produced a Number of Certificates in his Favour from a Number of Persons well attached to the

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American Cause and no special Charges having been alledged 1778 Oct. 30. as yet against the said Hugh Frazer therefore ordered that he be discharged from his present Confinement on his entering into Recognizance to appear at the next Court of General Sessions of the Peace to be held at the City Hall of the City of Albany on the third Tuesday in January next or before one of the Commissioners when called upon -- Hugh Frazer on Recognizance in .. £100 --o--o Frederick Beecker his Bail . . . .in. . £100 --o--o The Board having taken into Consideration the Subject of the Letter from his Excellency Governor Clinton of the 1 6^ Instant 1 Henry Van Schaack, David Van respecting Schaack, Dirck Gardinier, Mathew Goes JunF and Lambert Burghart are of Opinion that they do forthwith repair to Schodack and there remain and abide by such Restrictions as shall be enjoined them by a Parole to be by them entered into Ordered that a Parole be drawn up and signed by Henry Van Schaack, David Van Schaack, Dirk Gardinier, Mathew Goes Junf and Lambert Burghart which is to be in the Words following, to wit, (prout)