Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
James M^Masters Esq^ informed the Board that Daniel McKinney an Inhabitant of Try on County has been taken a Prisoner by a Party of CoU Gansevoort's Men Resolved -- that a Letter be wrote to Brigadier General Clinton requesting to be informed what the nature of the said Daniel M c
Kinney's Crime is that we may be able to determine whether he comes properly under the Civil or Military Authority --
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1779 Col - Killian Van Rensselaer appeared before the Board
June 14. and us to liberate from Confinement Robert requested Martin on Account of the suffering Condition of his Wife and Children and having taken the said Request into Consideration resolved that the said Robert Martin be discharged from his Confinement on entering into a Recognizance with the said Killian Van Rensselaer as his security and not to depart the Limits of his Farm (unless it be to take care of such Grain as he may have on the Land of other Persons) and for his future good Behaviour until discharged by this Board -- Robert Martin on Recognizance in £100 Killian Van Rensselaer his Bail in £100 A Letter from Major General Schuyler dated at 68 Sarag- [ ]
toga which Letter is in the Words following (to wit) (see Letter on File) Resolved that the Consideration of the said Letter be postponed -- Resolved that a Letter be wrote to Col! Hardenbergh at Kingston in Ulster County requesting him in Case He thinks the situation of the Country in that Quarter will admit of it to permit John Harrison to go with the first Scout that may be sent to the Westward to fetch his Family -- Resolved that Ebenezer Knap be discharged from Confinement on entering into a Recognizance for his good Behaviour and appearance before any one of the Commissioners for Conspiracies when called upon until discharged by this Board -- EbenezerKnap on Recognizance in.... £100 Reuben Knap his Bail in.... £100 Resolved that Ezra Knap be discharged from Confinement on entering into a Recognizance for his good Behaviour and appearance before any one of the Commissioners for