Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
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
the[y] be severally examined and that their examinations be reduced to writing which examinations are in the words following (to wit) (see Examinations on the File)