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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. 332 words

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 --

Adjourned --

Met Albany 25 th September 1779 Sept. 25.

Present

John M Beekman ) < at Mathew 1 \t- Visscher

^ Isaac D bonda ) [

Resolved that Hendrick Merkle enter into a Recognizance with a Sufficient Surety for his remaining within the Limits of the City of Albany behaving himself as a good & faithful [subject] of this State & for his Appearance before the Commissioners for Conspiracies whenever thereunto required during the next two Years from this Date & that in Conse-

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420 State of New York

1779 quence of his entering into Such Recognizance he have Per- Sept. 25. mission to return to his Place of Abode -- Hendrick Merkle on Recognizance in £1000 John Rolf of the City of Albany hisBail in. £1000

Adjourned Sept. 30. Met Albany 30 th Sept- 1779 Present

JJeremiah Van Renselaer ) ( A/r , -, -

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John M Beekman j (

Trackman Browning having been Confined some Time ago on a Charge against him of his having been guilty of Several Misdemeanors &c we having examined the Witnesses produced in Support of the above Charge -- We do resolve that the said Blackman Browning be liberated from Confinement on his entering into a Recognizance with a Sufficient Surety for his good Behaviour & remaining within the Limits of this City & appearing before this Board when thereunto required -- Blackman Browning on Recognizance in. . . £500 Cornelius Dotey his Bail in ... £500