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)

Then adjourned till to Morrow Morning -- [208] Met pursuant Adjournment -- to Oct. 31. Albany 31 OcV 1778 -- s1 .

Present

John M. Beekman Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher I

Nicholas Dygert who was some Time ago taken a Prisoner by Brant's Party and made his Escape from them appeared Should be 26th. The letter alluded to is in George Clinton Papers, no. 1869, archives of New York State Library.