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Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 293

Received a Letter from Ebenezer Clark Esqf One of the 1778 Dec. 4. Commissioners for the County of Charlotte wherein he informs us that he does not think it advisable to permit William Hutton to go to Skeensborough at this Time and requesting us to detain him as heretofore until a Change of Circumstances in that Quarter shall [236] render it

expedient for him to go and reside there Alexander Anderson who we were informed was gone over to and joined the Enemy this Day appeared before us and informed us that he had been with Brant & Butler when they were at Chamunk in Order to look for some Horses that had been taken from his Farm and the said Alexander Anderson having given us some important Information respecting the Enemy and offering to go to them again in Order to learn the Intention of their future Movements it is thereupon ordered that the Sum of £8 u o u be allowed him as a Gratuity 1 for the Information given by him and that a Letter be wrote respecting him to Col! Butler of Schohary which Letter is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Johannis Cough a German Deserter from Burgoyne's Army was brought before the Board as being of a suspicious Character ordered that he be confined -- Thomas Staats who was of Brant's Party and deserted from him and came over to us was brought before the Board and we having examined him ordered that he be confined and that the Goaler be requested to receive him into his Custody -- Then adjourned till to Morrow Morning 'The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 165, State Comptroller's office.