Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York
Supreme Court was permitted to go at large till that time -- Nicholas Sixby being also Suspected of having been with the Enemy &c having in Consequence thereof been Cited to appear before us appeared and denying the Charge alledged against him & offering an Oath to prove his Innocence resolved that he be permitted to go at large on entering into a Recognizance to appear before the Board on or before the first day of next Month then 8c there to dispose the Same by Sufficient Witnesses -- Robert Davis being Charged with encouraging Continental Soldiers to desert was cited to appear before the Board on his appearing and denying the Charge -- Resolved that he be discharged on his entering into a Recognizance with Sufficient Sureties for his appearance before us on Wednesday next & disproving the Above Charge by Sufficient Evidence or that in Failure hereof he Surrender a Prisoner to the Goaler of this City and County of Albany
Adjourned
Met Albany 17 th September 1779 1779 Sept. 17, Present
Jeremiah Van Renselaer ) , 7 , . ,
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InConsequence of the Citations from this Board to W-- [114] Rhodes Elisha Andrew 8c Mathew Edmund they Severally appeared before us 8c were examined as to the Charge against Amos Moore which Examination is in the following Words (to wit) (See Examination on the File)
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Sept. 17. Benjamin Brown Isaac Howe Noah Olmstead & Seth Huli Severally [appeared] before us Agreeable to the order of this Board the 15 th Instant & were examined as to the Charge alledged against John Miller which Examination is in the following Words (to wit) (see Examination on the File)