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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. 266 words

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 .

Instant and that he hold himself in Readiness to be removed to that Place on Monday next Jacob Legrange who also 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 the Governor that he be detained for exchange and that in the mean while he be restricted by a