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

Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925. 266 words

Carel Koning whom there is the Greatest Reason to suspect as one of the Robbers that are daily plundering the good people of this State -- Therefore ordered that a letter be wrote to the Commissioners atEusopus requesting them to have the said Carel Koning immediately apprehended & Sent to this Board with all his -- Apparel

Adjourned --

1770 Met Albany 23 th September 1779 Sept. 23. Present

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Mathew Visscher Isaac D Fonda j

Casper Smith Peter Miller was ordered to appear before the Board & examined which Examination is in the following words (to wit) (See Examination on the File)

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Resolved that a Warrant be issued to apprehend Umfreys 1779 Sept. 23. Wright for Encouriging Soldiers belonging to the Continental Army to desert & to Rob & plunder the well affected Inhabitants & that immediately on his apprehension he be brought before us -- Adjourned -- Met Albany 24 th September 1779 1779 Sept. 24. Present

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The board having Received Information that Nic^ Cole, Samuel Cooper. William Cooper, Symon Snyder, John Snyder John P Snyder Abraham Sea [blank] Odell, Stephen Myers, & Jacob Miller are dangerous & disaffected Persons and there [ 1 1 7] being great Reason to Suspect them of having harboured & secreted Parties from the Enemy -- Therefore Resolved that a Warrant be made out directed to Ensign Reuben Wright forthwith to apprehend the said Persons and bring them before us --