Catharine Coney who was lately by an Order of this Board committed was brought before us and we having [237] examined into the Nature of the Information on which she was committed and finding the said Catharine Coney not so culpable as we at first imagined therefore ordered that she be discharged from Confinement -- Andries Cline who was some time ago brought from Scho hary with Thomas Staats and confined was brought before the Board and we having examined into the Nature of his Commitment and finding no material Charges against him ordered that he be discharged from Confinement Duncan Campbell who was lately confined on the Information of Helena Bogert was brought before the Board and it appearing to us that the said Duncan Campbell is not guilty of the Charges alledged against him therefore orderfed] that he be discharged from his present Confinement Johannis Cough who was Yesterday confined on Suspicion of his being a Person whose going at large might be dangerous to the Safety of the State was brought before the Board and we having examined him and finding the Suspicion to be rather Illfounded do therefore order that he be discharged from Confinement -- Then adjourned till the Day after to Morrow -- 1778 Met pursuant to Adjournment -- Albany 7 tl ? Dec^ 1778 Dec. 7. Present

John M. Beekman ) ( , saac D Fonda Mathew Visscher I (.

Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies

John Cumming who refused to take [the Oath] as pre- 1778 Dec. 7. scribed to be taken [238] by Persons of Neutral and equivocal Characters & was in Consequence thereof to be removed within the Enemies Lines but was detained by his Excellency the Governor for Exchange made Application to the Board to be permitted to go and reside at Kats Kill with his Family