Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
Major Jacob Schermerhorn appearing before the Board requested Permission for Dirck Gardinier (who is confined by Parole to Schodack) to accompany him to Kinderhook to transact some Business in which the said Dirck Gardinier's Presence is absolutely requisite and as every Mark of Attention is due to the said Jacob Schermerhorn on account of his uniform Attachment to the American Cause therefore resolved that the said Dirck Gardinier have Leave granted him accordingly and that he return to the Limits prescribed by his Parole when the said Business shall be compleated -- Stephen Bell laid before the Board an Account of Wood by him Purchased for the use of the State Prisoners amounting to £24^12 ordered that the same be paid -- 1
The Board having a few days since sent for John Roff on a Complaint entered against him for depreciating the Credit of the Paper Currency and not being possessed of sufficient Proffs at that time discharged him but having since
been informed that John Bartel is able fully to prove the said Charge against him thereupon ordered that the said John Bartel and John Roff be cited to appear before the Board at 10 OClock to Morrow Morning.
Adjourned.
'The original voucher is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 169, State Comptroller's office-
3io State of New York
1770 [13] Met Albany 13^ January 1779 Jan. 13. Present
John M. Beeckman ) j Mathew Vlsscher Jeremiah Van Rensselaer j ) Isaac D. Fonda.
John Roff and John Bartel appearing before the Board according to the order of Yesterday and the said John Bartel being examined and it appearing from his Examination that the said John Roff has endeavoured by every means in his Power to depreciate the Credit of the Continental Currency thereupon resolved that the said John Roff enter into a Bond with sufficient sureties in the sum of £5000 neither by him self or his Agents to raise an Exorbitant Price on the Sale of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes or Purchase or sell any at an exorbitant Price or unjust Profit -- His Excellency the Governor having by Letter signified to us that John D.