Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
Grawberger, & Hendrick Miller On Considering the above Information of CoU Yates and Major Groesbeeck resolved that a warrant be made out and directed to Col! Yates to apprehend the said [63] Persons and forthwith bring them before us -- Col! Yates also informed the Board that a certain Jacob Halenbeeck living at Schatikoke has been appointed a Lieu- in his Regiment, of Militia and being required to Qualify accordingly to the Directions of the Militia Act he had notwithstanding his being duly notified never qualified and that the[y] attributed his refusal to his being an Enemy
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1779 to the American Cause and as such prayed that he might June 9. be cited to appear before this Board to answer for his Conduct Resolved that a Citation be made out for the said Jacob Halenbeeck to appear before us on Saturday next -- The Party of Rangers raised in the East District of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck for the security of the Inhabitants of the said District being destitute of Ammunition Resolved that Brigadier General Ten Broeck be requested to issue his Order for such a Quantity of Ammunition as may be necessary of the said Ranger Company -- Resolved that the Secretary pay Timothy Boyn for apprehending and bringing to Goal John Dusenbury and others the sum of £ 12 „ o „ o -- William Morall having been apprehended by a Party of Cap- Jacob DeForest's Company of Rangers was brought before the Board and the said William Morall being Examined confesses that he has belonged to General Burgoyne's Army Resolved that he be confined and that a Mittimus be made out to the Goaler to receive him into his Custody and Confine him -- Adjourned --