Thomas Steenbergh appeared before the Board and produced a 30 Dollar [bill] which he had received in Payment for a Watch from Thomas Woodward Ordered that the Secre - tary pay to the said Thomas Steenbergh out of such Money as was taken from the said Thomas Woodward thirty Dollars and that an Allowance of six Dollars be made to the said Thomas Steenbergh for coming from Eusopus to Albany which Allowance was agreed to by the said Thomas Woodward -- Peter Gunsalis laid before the Board an Account of Beef furnished by him for the Use of the State Prisoners amounting to £92^15^6 ordered that the Secretary pay the same -- 1

Then adjourned till to Morrow Morning -- The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 165, State Comptroller's office.

286 State of New York

Nov. 20. Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 20 F NovF 1778. t

Present

JJohn M. Beekman I A/T ,r , > < \ Mathew Visscher ,

Isaac D. ronda ) (

Ordered that a Letter be wrote to John M'jClung Esq^ requesting him to procure an Affidavit of the Service of the Citation on John Wood to appear and take the Oath as prescribed to be taken by Persons of neutral and equivocal [228] Characters which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) Ordered also that a Letter be wrote to Michael Van Der Cook requesting him to procure an Affidavit of the Service of the Citation on William Prendergast to appear and take the Oath prescribed for neutral and equivocal Characters which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Andries Ten Eyck who refused to take the Oath as prescribed by the Act of the Legislature to be taken by Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters appeared before the Board according to the Order of Yesterday Ordered that he be informed that it is the Determination of his Excellency Governor Clinton that he be sent with the next Flag to New York which is to set off from Poughkeepsie on the 27 h t .