Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
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
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Parole to the Limits and Bounds of this City and that 1778 Nov. 20. th he appear again on the 24 Instant to enter into the said Parole
Then adjourned till to Morrow Morning -- [229] Met pursuant to Adjournment -- 1778 Nov. 21. Albany 21 s * Nov^ 1778. Present
John M. Beekman } f Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher )
Two Prisoners brought down from Schohary by Order of Brigadier General Ten Broeck were brought before the Board (whose Names are Adam Brown and Andries Cline) and were examined and it appearing from the Examination of the said Adam Brown that he has been with Brant's Party and lately returned from them and it also appearing that the said Andries Cline is a German Deserter from Burgoyne's Army and is of a suspicious Character Ordered that they be confined and that a Mittimus be made out to the Sheriff to take them into his Custody -- Ordered that an Advertisement be drawn setting forth that whereas William Bulla and Thomas Woodward have been apprehended and confined for passing Counterfiet Continental thirty and forty Dollar Bills and requesting all Person or Persons who have been imposed upon by the said William Bulla and Thomas Woodward by receiving from them any Counterfiet Bills to bring the same to us that they may receive in Lieu thereof good Money and that Copies of this Advertisement be sent to Pensylvania Ordered that a Letter be wrote to Jonathan D.