Private Secretary to his Excellency George Clinton Esq^ wherein he informs us that it is the Desire of the Governor that Andries Ten Eyck who has refused to take the [222] Oath as prescribed by the Act respecting Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters should be sent with the next Flag to New York and that Jacob Legrange who has also refused to take the Oath should be confined for Exchange which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- The Board then Adjourned

Met -- Albany I3 Nov!" 1778. th : Nov. 13 Present

John M. Beekman Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher

Ordered that a Letter be wrote to John Cummings in Pursuance of the Letter received from his Excellency the Governor of the 5 h Instant 2 informing him that it is the l ;

Determination of the Governor not to exchange him until the Enemy shall consent to exchange Henry Van Schaack In George Clinton Papers, no. 1891, archives of New York State Library See Ibid for the governor's letter.

282 State of New York

*778 and the other State Prisoners for such of the Subjects of N°y. 13. _

this State as are now confined in New York which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- William Bulla and Thomas Woodward were apprehended for knowingly passing Counterfiet thirty and forty Dollar Bills and the said William Bulla and Thomas Woodward having been searched a Number of Counterfiet Bills were found in their Possession It was thereupon ordered that the said William Bulla and Thomas Woodward should be examined and [223] the same reduced to writing which Examinations are in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Ordered also that the said William Bulla and Thomas Woodward be put into close Confinement and that a Mittimus be made out to the Goaler to receive them into his Custody -- Then Adjourned till to Morrow Morning