signed " Stephen Haight ". troller's office, The rangers were commanded by Captain John Smith. s This numerical designation of John Lansing, innkeeper, is not uncommon in the records.

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Nehemiah Sealy appeared before the Board & accused 1779 May 19. Duncan M'Conelly who is now confined in Goal with having spoken disrespectfully of the Congress of the United States of America and making use of other Expressions reflecting the greatest Contempt on the American Cause and the said Information being reduced to writing ordered that the same be Filed.

Adjourned.

Met Albany 2i?' May 1779 -- 1779 May 21. Present

John M. Beeckman } Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher j

Joseph Concklin who was ordered to appear before the Board with his son John Concklin appeared this day and informed us that the said John Concklin his son is drafted in Col 1

Van Schoonhoven's Regiment to serve as a Soldier till the first day of January next whereupon resolved that the said John Concklin be discharged and ordered to appear again with his son whenever he shall have procured his Discharge from the said Regiment. Cap? Cumstead of Col' Greatan's Regiment appearing before the Board informed us that there is at present in Confinement a certain Anthony Kersiken a Soldier belonging to CoU Greatan's Regiment and requesting us to [50] discharge the said Anthony Kersiken from Confinement in order that he may join his Regiment. Resolved that the Goaler be directed to deliver over the said Anthony Kersiken to Cap? Cumstead whenever he shall think Proper to apply to him for that Purpose -- Adjourned