Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
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 •
American Cause and that he has drank the King's Health resolved in Consequence of the above Information that the said Robert Martin be cited to appear before this Board on the third day of April Instant to answer to the above charges alledged against him -- Adjourned -- Met Albany 9^ April 1779 1779 Apr. 9. Present
John M. Beeckman ) ( Isaac D. Fonda Jeremiah Van Rensselaer j ( Mathew Visscher The Board having received information that Nicholas Kittle who is bound by Recognizance for his good Behaviour and appearance when called upon has associated with Persons disaffected to the American Cause and that he has
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1779 exceeded the Bounds and Limits prescribed him by the said Apr. 9. Recognizance & the said Nicholas Kittle being cited to appear before this Board and appearing and being Examined resolved that the said Nicholas Kittle remain within the Limits of this City until discharged by this Board -- William Hutton appeared before the Board and applied for a Pass to go to his former place of abode at Skeensborough resolved that he be informed that no Pass can be given him for that purpose by this Board and that he be directed to apply to the Commissioners of Charlotte County