Adjourned -- [52] Met Albany 27 th May 1779 1779 May 27. Present

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

The Inhabitants of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck residing on the East side of the River having for their own Defence raised a Company of Men to be under the Directions of this Board and CapJ Jacob DeForest commanding the said Company appearing requested from the Board Instructions

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1779 for his Conduct as Cap^ of the said Company resolved that May 27. Instructions be made out accordingly which Instructions are as follows (to wit) (see Copy Instructions on File) -- Hugh Denniston & Neal Shaw were ordered to appear before the Board for making Use of Expressions Derogatory of the Authourity of this Board and for traducing the Characters of the Members thereof as Publick Officers and the said Hugh Denniston & Neal Shaw appearing and making Satisfactory Concessions were discharged -- Resolved that Frederick Warmer be liberated from Confinement on his entering into a Recognizance for his good Behaviour and Appearance before any one of the Commissioners for Conspiracies on the first day of every Month untill discharged by this Board -- Frederick Warmer of the Hellebergh Farmer on Recognizance in.. £100 Hendrick Shaver his Bail in.. £100 Adjourned -- May 28. [53] Met Albany 28- May 1779 Present John M. Beeckman - Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher

Mathew Visscher Esql informed the Board that on a Settlement with Bethuel Washburn Assistant Commissary of Issues he had found due to this Board a Ballance of three hundred and eighty one Pounds of Beef -- Lieu' John Hoogkerk having been cited to appear before this Board was Examined with respect to Duncan M^Connelly and the Examination of the said John Hoogkerk agreeing in every perticular with that of Nehemiah Sealy -- Ordered that the same be reduced to Writing and filed --