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

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Met Albany 14 th August 1779 1779 Aug. 14. Present Tohn M Beekman . | - ( - Isaac D konda t? 1