[210] Albert Van Der Werken having been apprehended for being disaffected to the American Cause and confined in Tryon County Goal made Application to us to be released from his Confinement and a Number of Certificates having been produced in Favour of the said Albert Van Der Werken from Persons well affected to the American Cause therefore ordered that a Letter be wrote to Zepheniah Batchelor and Andrew Wemp requesting them to cause the said Albert Van Der Werken to come before them and enter into a Recognizance for his Appearance at the next Court of Oyer and Terminer to be held in and for the County of Tryon and for his Appearance before any One of the Commissioners when called upon -- which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Received Copy of an Authenticated Act of the Legislature

of the State of New York for continuing the Powers of the Appendix I: Laws, October 29, 1778.

272 State of New York

778 Commissioners for detecting and defeating Conspiracies till oJ twenty Days after the next Meeting of the Legislature -- passed 29^ October 1778-- in Consequence of which the following Members met -- Nov. 2. Albany 2 n d November 1778 ; -- John M. Beekman ( f Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher ) i

Volckert P. Douw, Harmen Gansevoort and a Number of other Persons appeared before the Board and requested that Henry Van Dyck and the other Persons late Inhabitants of this City by us removed within [21 1] the Enemies Lines might be permitted to return to their respective Places of Abode under such Restrictions as we might think proper except taking the Oath prescribed for neutral Characters Ordered in Consequence of the above Application that a Letter 1 be wrote to his Excellence the Governor informing him of such Application which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) Received a Letter from John Adam Deputy Commissary of Prisoners at Peeks Kill informing us that he had received Orders to send into New York all the British Officers Prisoners of War and also the Officers belonging to the New Levies who are in our Possession which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- The Board having taken into Consideration the Letter of John Adam Deputy Commissary of Prisoners and as most of the Officers belonging to the New Levies are indicted for High Treason against the State and as the Board are doubtful as to the Propriety of sending away Persons so circumstanced therefore ordered that a Letter be immediately wrote to