Able Mills appearing before the Board informs us that he has taken in his Custody a certain Robert Brisben who is lately come from Can[a]da from whence he pretended to have deserted and that he has the said Robert Brisben ready to produce to the Board & the said Robert Brisben being brought before us and Examined Resolved that be be discharged on his entering into a Recognizance to continue within the District of Saragtoga and not depart the same unless by Permission or order of this Board or some other Civil or Military Authority and for his good and peaceable Behaviour and Monthly Appearance before one of the Commissioners until discharged by this for Conspiracies Board -- Robert Brisben of Saragtoga Yeoman in.. . . £200 Able Mills of the same place Farmer his Bail in £200 Edward Archer laid before the Board an Account of Services performed by him and his two sons as Guides to the Scouts that were sent to the Hellebergh in the whole

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1779 amounting to £22 u 10 s u 0 d ordered that the same be June 5. paid 1 -- Joshua Griffith, John Farre, Martha Basset and John French who were on the third Instant cited to appear before the Board as Witnesses against Robert Martin now Confined in Goal appeared this day agreeable to our [59] order and the said Joshua Griffith, John Farries, Martha Basset, and John French being Examined with respect to the Conduct of the said Robert Martin they say as follows (see their Examinations on File) A Letter from Petrus Wynkoop Jun- Esq- dated 2-- Instant was laid before the Board informing us that he has been unable to have the Citations on Df Thompson & Teunis McDonald served on Account of the Absence of the said Dr Thompson Ordered that the said Letter be filed -- Adjourned -- June 7.