Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
The Board having taken into Consideration the Information exhibited against James Furnwall by George Bartow and they having Reason to suspect the truth of the said Information do therefore resolve that the said [5] James Furnwall be discharged from Confinement on entering into a Recognizance for his Appearance before any One of the Commissioners for Conspiracies when called upon and for his future good Behaviour undll discharged by this Board.
James Furnwall of the City of Albany Innkeeper on Recognizance in £500 Adjourned.
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Met Albany 28- December 1778 1778 Dec. 28. Present Jeremiah Van Rensselaer I Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher 1
The Board having taken into their Consideration the Prayer of the Petition of Jotham Bemus do resolve that the Secretary make out the Charges and Allegations exhibited before us against the said Jotham Bemus & deliver him a Copy of the same and also notify him that the Board will on monday the 4- day of January next hear such Evidence in his defence as he may conceive will exculpate him from
the Charges alledged against him and that the Secretary also give timely notice to the Persons who have given Information against the said Jotham Bemus to appear on the above day and in order to give the said Jotham Bemus a better oppertunity to collect his Evidences It is resolved that he be liberated from Confinement on his entering into a Recognizance with sufficient surety for his Appearance on the said fourth day of January next & for his abiding by such order as the Board shall then make respecting him -- [6] Jotham Bemus of Stillwater on Recognizance in.... £500 Job Wright of the same place his Bail in. . . £500 A Letter 1 from his Excellency Governor Clinton dated the 23- Instant was laid before the Board wherein he requests the Members of this Board in Conjunction with General Schuyler and General Clinton to take such Measures as will be most likely to effect an Exchange for the unfortunate Inhabitants of Cherry Valley who are in Captivity with the enemy in Canada.