John M'Clung one of the Commissioners for Conspiracies for the County of Charlotte made application to the Board for the sum of one hundred Pounds to defray the necessary Expences of the Board held in the said County of Char- -- lotte Resolved that the Secretary pay him the same -- Benjamin Glazier who was Yesterday examined was again brought before the Board and examined his Examination is as follows, (to wit) (see Examination on File) --

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1779 Jeremiah Johnson appeared before the Board and pro- June 19. duced to us a Certificate signed by Lieu? Isaac Lansing [72] certifying that he has always behaved himself as a good and faithful subject of the State Resolved in Consequence of the said Certificate that a Pass be granted to the said Jeremiah Johnson to go to New Jersey and to return again to h this place by the I2? day of next Month -- Adjourned -- 1779 Met Albany 20? h June 1779 June 20. Present John M. Beeckman Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher John Wheeler appeared before the Board and informed us that a Party of Robbers had last Night been at the House of his Father in Law Jacob Cooper at the Hellebergh and that in their attempting to break into the House the said Jacob Cooper had shot and killed one of them and requesting us to send a Scout to that Quarter to go in Search of the said Robbers. The Board on taking the above Information and Request into Consideration resolved that Application be made to CoF Henry K. Van Rensselaer the commanding Officer for a Party of Men to go to the Hellebergh for the above purpose: and also resolved that Instructions be made out for the Officer who is to command the said Scout in the following Words (to wit) (see Copy of Instructions on File) -- Resolved that Application be made also to Colj Jacob Lansing to detach a Party of Men of his Regiment to the Helleberg in search of the Robbers above mentioned and that Instructions be made out to the Officer who is to command the said Detachment [73] in the Words following, (to wit) (see Copy of Instructions on File)