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-

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Nov. 16. keepsie dated the n 1 1 ! Instant wherein they inform us that they send us £§00- o- o which they have drawn out of the Treasury for the Use of the Board, which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Ordered that the above sum of £500-0-0 be deposited in the Hands of the Secretary to be by him accounted for to this Board -- Then Adjourned till to Morrow Morning

1778 Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany I7 l h ; NovF 1778. Nov. 17. [Present]

John M. Beekman ) ( Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher \ ( Petrus Wynkoop Junf

Isaac Lawson who was some Time since liberated from Confinement and restricted to the Limits of this City appeared before the Board and requested from us Permission to return to his usual Place of Abode in the County of Tryon ordered that he be informed that the Board will take his Request into Consideration -- Received a Letter from Frederick Fisher Col! of a Regiment of Militia of Tryon County dated io 1 !