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

A certain John M'Gullock was apprehended and brought before the Board and it appearing by a Certificate signed by Lieu' Cob Stephen S- John dated at Norwalk that the said M^CulIock is a Deserter from the British Army & there being great Cause of Suspicion against him -- Therefore ordered that he be taken to the Guard House & there detained untill discharged by an Order of this Board -- Jeremiah Van Renselaer Esq- one of the Members of this Board informed us that Stephen Van Dyck of Lonenburgh had been aiding & assisting Samuel M-Farlan to make his Escape after he had broke out of Prison -- and Justice Van Hoesen being charged with advising Continental Soldiers to Desert to the Enemy Resolved that a Warrant be [made] out to apprehend the said Stephen Van Dyck & Justice Van Hoesen and transmitted to Col - Robert Van Renselaer requesting him to deliver the said Warrant to some Constable of Claverack District and cause it to be Served -- Adjourned Aug. 18. [104] Met Albany 18 th August 1779 Present

John M Beekman } ( Mathew Visscher Isaac D Fonda f (. Hugh Mitchell Cap- Noble of a Regiment of Levies Stationed at Schohary appeared before the Board and informed us that he had apprehended George Atkin as a dangerous and suspicious Person whereupon ordered that he be brought before us -- The said George Atkin being produced and examined and he not giving a satisfactory Account of himself resolved that he be confined and that a Mittimus be made out to the Goaler to take him into his Custody -- Adjourned --