Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York

John M Beekman ) j Mathew Visscher Jeremiah Van Renselaer I \ Isaac D Fonda Zachariah Butler who was apprehended by Silas Morey appeared before the Board & requested to be admitted to Bail & produced John Sacket & Joel Curtis who engaged to become Sureties for him and we having been certified of their sufficiency do thereupon order that the said Zachariah Butler be discharged on entering into [84] a Recognizance to deliver up to Col Henry K Van Renselaer on or before the third

Tuesday in this Month Elisha Rodgers a Draught belonging to the nine Months Service whom the said Zachariah Butler rescued from an Officer who had him in Charge & to appear at the next Court of Oyer & Terminer to be held at the City Hall in this City on the last Tuesday in this Month & in the mean Time to keep the Peace. Zachariah Butler on Recognizance in £200 :--o o John Sacket his Bail in £200 -- o -- o Joel Curtis his Bail in £200 -- o -- o John Brotherton & Zopher Brotherton were each of them permitted to return to their Places of Abode at Stephen Town on entering into a Recognizance for their Appearance before any one of the Commissioners of Conspiracies when called upon & to keep the Peace towards all & every the Good Subjects of this State and to do their Duty when called on for that Purpose

John Brothertonon Recognizance in. £100 --o--o Zopher Brotherton on Recognizance in £100 --o--o John Sacket Bail in £100 --o--o Joel Curtis Bail in £100 --o--o The Board then adjourned.