Peter Finehout of Niscuthaw having been apprehended on Suspicion of his having been with Brant, and confined was this Day brought before the Board and it appearing to us that the Suspicion against him is not so well founded as to warrant a farther Imprisonment therefore Ordered that that said Peter Finehout be liberated from his Confinement on entering into a Recognizance for his future good Behaviour and appearance before any one of the Commissioners of Conspiracies when called upon.

Peter Finehout on Recognizance in. . £100 :o :o Albert Van Der Zee his Bail .... in . . £100 o o : :

The Board then adjourned

State of New York

1779 Met Albany 2" d July 1779 July 2. Present John M. Beekman 1 ( Isaac D. Fonda Jeremiah Van Renselaer ) {

Major Jacob Schermerhorn appeared before the Board with a certain Sealy Munro who informed us he had apprehended at Schodack in Company with another Person who had made his Escape & that he looks upon the said Sealy Munro as a Spy from the Enemy ordered that the said Sealy Munro be examined The said Sealy Munro having been examined and not giving a satisfactory Account of himself ordered that he be confined and that a Mittimus be made out to the Goaler to receive him into his Custody & closely confine him. Information having been exhibited to this Board that a Number of Deserters [82] from Burgoyne's Army who are residing atSchodack lately made an Attempt to go off & join the Enemy ordered in Consequence of the said Information that Col'. John H. Beekman be requested to send to us without Delay the said Persons. Silas Morey who by a Warrant directed to him was ordered to apprehend & bring before us James Bruce, Zachariah Butler, Zopher Brotherton, John Brotherton and Micajah Brotherton appeared before the Board with the said Persons ordered that they be severally examined.