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

appear before the Board at the City Hall in this City on Tuesday the first day of April next to Testify to such Matters as they may know respecting the said Myndert Van Hoosen, William Bartel, Jeremiah Miller, Stephen Miller, Tobias Salsbury, James Hayes and Mathias Pool -- Adjourned --

Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 325

s1 Met Albany I . April 1779 1779 Apr. 1. Present

John M. Beeckman ) j Mathew Visscher Jeremiah Van Rensselaer j ( Isaac D. Fonda

Martin Vinhagen appeared before the Board and informs that agreeable to a warrant from this Board he has apprehended Myndert Van Hoesen, Jeremiah Miller, William Bartel, Mathias Pool, and Tobias Salsbury, and they being brought before the Board and severally Examined and Hendrick BresieJanake Bresie, Benjamin Bresie, and Christyntie Ostrander being examined as to the Charge alledged against Myndert Van Hoesen and the other Persons above mentioned resolved on considering the same that the said Myndert Van Hoesen, Jeremiah Miller, William Bartel, Mathias Pool, and Tobias Salsbury take the oath of Allegiance to this State and that they then be discharged -- [29] The Board having received information from George White Esq that Robert Martin is a person disaffected to the •