A Letter from Peter Silvester Esqr dated 28- Instant was laid before the Board informing us that he is appointed an Executor to the Estate of his Father in Law Cornelius Van Schaack deceased that he is unable without the Assistance of Henry Van Shaack and David Van Shaack who are confined on Parole at Schodack to make any Division whatever of the said Estate and that as the necessary support of a Number of Orphans depend on a Settlement thereof he prays that they may be permitted for a few days to come Lieutenant William Colbrath was paid a reward of fifty dollars for apprehending John Citnam alias John Cittemon, on May 8, 1779. -- Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 168, State Comptroller's office.

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May 29. to -- Resolved that Kinderhook to complete that Business the Consideration of the said Letter be postponed -- A Letter from Cornelius Humphrey Esq- dated 27 -- Instant was laid before the Board wherein he prays that the Board if they consistently can will indulge Mf Silvester -- resolved that the Consideration of the said in his request

Letter be postponed -- An Act of the Legislature of this State for continuing the

Powers of the Commissioners for Conspiracies having Authorized the said Commissioners to draw on the Treasurer of the said State for three thousand Pounds -- resolved inConsequence of the said Act that an order be drawn on Gerard Bancker Esq'' for fifteen hundred Pounds to defray the necessary Expenditures of this Board 2 Resolved that a Letter be wrote to Dirck Gardinier from this Board who has had Permission to go to Kinderhook on Account of the difficult Situation of his Family to repair forthwith to Schodack the Place of his Confinement -- Adjourned -- [55] Met Albany 2-- June 1779 June 2.