testify to such Matters as he may know respecting Caleb Brown and the other Persons above mentioned & not to depart the Court without Leave -- Seth Perry of the Manor of Renselaerwyck Black Smith on Recognizance in £50 Hendrick Ten Eyck of the Manor of Renselaerwyck appeared before the Board according to order it is resolved that the said Hendrick Ten Eyck enter into a Recognizance to appear at the next Court of General Session[s] of the Peace to be held on the first Tuesday in OctI next at the City Hall in this City to answer to such matters as shall then and there be alledged against him 5c not to depart the Court without Leave -- Hendrick Ten Eyck of the Manor of Renselaerwyck on Recognizance in 300 Thomas Burnsides of the same place Yeomen his Bail in £150 Adjourned

[107] Met Alba[n]y 27 August 1779 1779 Aug. 27. Present

John M Beeckman ) j Isaac D Fonda Jeremiah Van Renselaer j [ Mathew Visscher

Received a Letter from John Beaty Esql Deputy Commissary of Prisoners dated at Head Quarters the 23 d Aug? 1779 requesting from us a Return of the Prisoners of war under our Directions which Letter is in the words following (to wit) (See Letter on the File)

408 State of New York

1779 John Smith a Deserter from Col- Gansevoorts Reghaving

Aug. 27. been a long Time with the Party of Robbers in the woods at Peesink & Hellebergh and there being a Probability of his making Some important Discoveries with Respect to the said Robbers therefore Ordered that he be brought before the Board and examined -- John Smith having been brought before the Board and examined Ordered that he be recommitted -- Caleb Brown Caleb Brown Jun^ Peter Brown Jonathan Brown and Abijah Woodward were brought before the Board and the cause of Complaint as exhibited to this Board by Edmund Green being heard and their Defence to the same ordered on considering the same that they the said Caleb Brown, Caleb Brown Jun- Peter Brown, Jonathan Brown and Abijah Woodward be severally discharged except Caleb Brown Juni who having at the time General Burgoyne come down from Canada gone over to and joined him and as it is Necessary that the [said] Caleb Brown Junshould be under Restrictions for his future good Behaviour therefore ordered that he be bound in a Recognizance for his future good Behaviour and appearance before any one of the Commissof Conspiracies when called upon for the next three Years [108] Caleb Brown Junior on Recognizance in £100 Abijah Woodward his Bail in £100 Holtham Dunham and Jeremiah Taylor having been cited to appear before the Board to give their Information respecting Conduct of Jotham Bemus at the Time the Gen Burgoyne came from the Northward ordered that