Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
Conine as follows (to wit) (See Instructions on file) -- Resolved that a Letter be wrote to Major Church at Schohary requesting him to send a Party of Men to Schohary Creek as far as Beakabeen to intercept every person who may take his rout that way from Pocsinck which Letter is in the Words following (to wit) (see draught Letter on file) -- Also resolved that a letter be wrote to Col Vrooman at Schohary requesting him to consult with Major Church
324 State of New York
1779 with respect to the carrying the above into Execution which Mar. 23. Letter is in the words following (to wit) (see Draught letter on file) -- Adjourned -- Mar. 29. Met Albany 29^ March 1779 -- Present
John M. Beeckman | | Isaac D. Fonda Jeremiah Van Rensselaer ) { Mathew Visscher
The Board having received information from Cap^ Robert Woodward, and William Brisie that Myndert Van Hoosen, William Bartel, Jeremiah Miller, Stephen Miller, Tobias Salsbury, James Hayes and Mathias Pool have held a Correspondence with several disaffected persons now With the enemy and have harboured and concealed Tories who to avoid Punishment secreted themselves and it being highly necessary that the said persons should be apprehended [28] and punished therefore resolved that a warrant be made out directed to Martin Vinhagen one of the Constables of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck forthwith to apprehend and bring before us the said Myndert Van Hoosen, William Bartel, Jeremiah Miller, Stephen Miller, Tobias Salsbury, James Hayes and Mathias Pool -- Also Resolved that Citations be made out and sent to Gabriel Bresie, Hendrick Bresie, Janakie Breise, Benjamin Briese and Christyntie Ostrander commanding them to