John M Beekman f Mathew Visscher Isaac D Fonda Nicholas Schuyler of Tryon County appeared before the Board and made Application to have his Father [101] Peter Schuyler liberated from Confinement -- Ordered that he be informed that his father cannot be released unless at the Request and upon the Recommendation ofsome of the Principal well affected Inhabitants of Tryon County and that untill this is procured all Application in his favour is needless -- John Frederick having been apprehended was brought before the Board as a Suspicious Person on being examined he Confesses he has been with the Enemy last Summer and

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1779 that he has since been Confined in Goal at Poughkeepsie Aug. 10. -- from where he has made his Escape Ordered that he be confined and that a Mittimus be made out for him -- Adjourned Aug. 11. Met Albany 11 th August 1779 Present

John M Beekman / j Mat: Visscher Isaac D Fonda \ John M Clung

Whereas this Board have received Information that many Persons who have entered into Recognizance Before us for their good and peacable Behaviour and Appearance on the last day of every month have not Appeared agreeable to the Tenor of their said Recognizance and in Order that the same may be perticularly enquired into resolved that Advertisements be put up in Different Parts of this County notifying every Person who has Entered into Recognizance to appear before this Board on the last Day of August Instant & that such Persons as do not appear will be procecuted on their said Recognizances -- In Consequence of the Order of the 4E 1 Instant [102] commanding the Appearance of Alexander M-Elhany the said M-Elhany appeared and was examined as to his being concerned in favouring the Escape of Samuel McFarland from Goal and as it appears that he was not concerned in the same therefore Ordered that he be discharged -- Jonathan Pettit was also sent for and examined as to Samuel M Farlan's Escape from Goal and then discharged -- Isaac Bryant having a few Days ago been confined was this Day brought before the Board and Examined -- Resolved that as nothing special appears against him that he be discharged until called upon by any three of the Members of this Board -- Adjourned