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Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York

Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925. 263 words

[224] Thomas Woodward who was also Yesterday confined for giving in Payment Counterfiet Bills as for good and true Bills emitted under the Authority of the United American States was brought before the Board in order to be again examined and the Board conceiving it also proper that those Persons to whom the said Thomas Woodward has given in Payment other Counterfiet Bills should be repaid out of such good Money as the said Thomas Woodward has yet in his Possession therefore ordered that the good Money which he yet has amounting to 86 Dollars be taken from him and delivered to the Secretary for the above Purpose -- The Board then adjourned

Met -- Albany lb November 1778. 1 1 ?

Nov. 16. Present

Mathew Visscher John M. Beekman Isaac D. Fonda |

Received a Letter from Zepheniah Batchelor and Andrew Wemple Esq^? two of the Justices of the County of Tryon dated the 9^ Instant inclosing a Recognizance which according to our Directions they have taken from Albert Van Der Werken whereby the said Albert Van Der Werken has bound himself in the Sum of £200- o- o with two Sureties who have each bound themselves in the like Sum to appear at the next Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Goal Delivery to be held in the County of Tryon and also to appear before any one of the [225] Commissioners when thereunto required and to keep the Peace and do his Duty as a good Subject of the State -- Received a Letter from the Commissioners at Pough-