Pool, and Jacob Skinkle, he the said Robert Woodward together with his Brother in Law Joseph Fitch went to the House of the said Mathewis Van Valkenburgh in order to disperse them and that when they came there the above mentioned Persons did violently assault and beat them resolved in Consequence of the said Information that a warrant be made out directed to the said Robert Woodward to apprehend and forthwith bring before us the said Persons.
Adjourned.
[17] Met Albany 27- January 1779. 1 779 Jan. 27. Present
John M. Beeckman ) ( Mathew Visscher Jeremiah Van Rensselaer \ ( Isaac D. Fonda
Captain Robert Woodward to whom a warrant was directed to apprehend a Number of disaffected Persons appeared before the Board with Mathewis Van Valkenburgh, John Van Valkenburgh, John Rysdorp, and Leonard Rysdorp and Jacobus Pool and they being severally examined
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77 res °l ve d thay be confined resolved that the Secretary to jan 27 this Board inform the said Mathewis Van Valkenburgh and the other persons above mentioned that the Board will hear and examine all witnesses who they shall think necessary to produce in order to invalidate the Charges alledged [against] them -- Adjourned -- 177Q Met Albany 28- January 1779. Jan. 28. Present Mathew Visscher ) Isaac D. Fonda Hugh Mitchell J
A Letter from Dirck Gardinier dated 26- Instant was laid before the Board wherein he requests Permission to come to Albany fora few days to settle some very urgent Business and the Board having taken the said Request into Consideration resolved that the said Dirck Gardinier be informed that his Request cannot be complied with and that the Board are determined to grant no Indulgence of that Nature in future -- Ordered that the secretary pay Hugh Mitchell Esq! to