Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
John Roff having been apprehended was brought before the Board and having exculpated himself from the charge alledged against him and making a satisfactory Concession for his not appearing according to our order he was discharged. John M. Dorn and Barber Dorn his wife were brought before the Board and charged with having secreted a Number of stolen Effects and they being severally examined resolved that the said John M. Dorn be confined and that the said Barber Dorn be discharged and that a Mittimus be made out to the Goaler to receive the said John M. Dorn into his Custody.
William Hutton who some time since received a Pass from this Board to go to the Board of Commissioners for Conspiracies at Charlotte County to sollicit a Pass from them to go
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1779 to his former place of abode at Skeensborough appeared Jan. 4. again before this Board with a peremptory Order from the said Commissioners not to appear again in that Quarter ordered in Consequence thereof that the said William Hutton continue and remain within the Limits of this City and not depart the same without Leave previously obtained of this Board for that Purpose -- Adjourned.
1779 Met Albany 5- January 1779. Jan. 5. [9]
Present Jeremiah Van Rensselaer I J Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher j
Resolved that a Letter be wrote to the Commissioners for Conspiracies of Charlotte County requesting them to transmit to this Board the Charges exhibited before them against William Hutton. Whereas it has been represented to this Board that George Herchemer of Try on County has been restricted to his Farm by William Wells Esq under a Pretence of disaffection to r