An Affidavit was exhibited by [sic] this Board by Catharine Simpson living at Schohary setting forth that a Number of Persons a few Days ago came to her House and under a Pretence of her Husband being a Person disaffected to the American Cause did forcibly pull down her House and distroy her Furniture and Cloaths Ordered on Consideration of the same that a Letter be wrote to Johannis Lawyer & Jonas Vrooman Esq" two Justices of the Peace at Schohary recommending it to them to make an enquiry into the Root above mentioned and bind over such Persons as are concerned in it to the Peace to appear at the next supreme Court. Jacob Haines having been heretofore confined for entertaining the Robbers at Pocsink &c and supplying them with Provisions was now brought before the Board Ordered that he be discharged from his Confinement on his taking an Oath that he will not Aid Comfort or assist any Person or Persons whom he knows or Suspects to be Robbers or who are disaffected to the American Cause or who in
Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 389
Order to screen themselves from doing Milatary Duty keep 1779 July 19. & skulk in the Woods or who have deserted from the Continental Service & that he will upon Discovery of any of those Persons immediately give Notice thereof to the Commissioners of Conspiracies or some other Authority in this State & on his entering into a Recognizance for the next two Years to keep the Peace and appear before any one of the Commissioners of Conspiracies when called upon.