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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. 314 words

Rachel Farguson having been some time since Confined for harbouring & entertaining a Number of l ories who come down from Canada with an inte[n]tion of Murdering the Defenceless Inhabitants on the Western Frontiers 01 this State was brought before the Board order[e]d that she be liberated from Confinement on entering into a Recognizance for her future Good Behaviour and appearance at the next Court of General Sessions of the peace to be Held for the City & County of Albany at the City Hall of the said City on the first Tuesday in October & then &c there

to answer to such Charges as shall be alledged against her & not to depart the Court without Leave Rachel Farguson on Recognizance in £200 Robert Yates her Bail in £200 Nicholas Howe D? £200 Stephen Howe D? £200 Adjourned

Met Albany 10 th September 1779 1779 Sept. 10. Present

John M Beekman I f Isaac D. Fonda Mathew Visscher ) (

Application was made to the Board by George Herchermer Hendrick Bell & Warner Dygert Esq-- of Tryon County for the liberation of Peter Schuyler and his Son from Confinement and the said George Herchermer Hendrick Bell and Warner Dygert offered to give us any Security that

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1779 Could be demanded for the future good Behaviour of the Son -- Sept. 10. said Peter Schuyler & his Resolved that they be informed that this Board are not Sufficiently acquainted with the Charges alledged against them and therefore cannot yet liberate them -- Resolved that a Letter be wrote to William Wills Esq r one of the Commissioners for Conspiracies for the County of Tryon requesting him to make perticular Enquiry of and collect all the Charges against the several Persons from Tryon County now here Confined and transmit the Same to us with all possible Dispatch -- Ad journed