Resolved that a Letter be wrote to Major General M"Du- 1779 June 10. gall respecting Samuel M^Farlan who is now in Confinement which Letter is in the words following (to wit) (see Copy [of] Letter on File) -- Volkert Van Veghten of Greenbush having been cited to appear before the Board in Consequence of the Act lately passed entitled an Act to amend an Act more effectually to prevent the Mischief's arising from the Influence and Example of Persons of equivocal & suspected Characters in this State by which the Commissioners for Conspiracies are authourized to administer the Oath of Allegiance in the said Act contained to those Persons who after refusing have same appeared this day according to offered to take the Order and the Oath being tendered to him he tooke the same -- Resolved that Duncan M'rConally be discharged from Confinement on his entering into a Recognizance with a sufficient security for his good Behaviour and appearance on the last day of every Month before one of the Commissioners for Conspiracies until discharged by this Board -- [65] Duncan M'rConelly on Recognizance in.. £100 James Caldwell of the City of Albany Merchi his Bail in £100 Adjourned -- Met Albany ii-- June 1779 -- 1779 June 11.

Present

John M. Beeckman ( i Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher ) I

Cap! McClure appeared before the Board and informed us that he had taken from Samuel M'rFarlan who he had apprehended and who is now in Confinement as a Deserter