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424 State of New York

1779 is made to enable the Council of Appointment from vision Oct. 11. Time to Time to remove any one or more of the Said Commissioners and appoint other or others in his or their Stead. Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the said Power and Authority of Removal and appointment is and are hereby fully vested in the said Council to be exercised by them from time to time in their Discretion to all Intents Constructions and Purposes in the Law Whatsoever -- Adjourned -- 1779 Met Albany 2" d November 1779 Nov. 2. Present

John M Beekman / f Isaac D Fonda Mathew Visscher ) '

A Pettition of John and Arent Ratcliffe Sons of Ryltert Ratcliff was laid before the Board Setting forth among other things that thro the artful persuasions of one Smith Sc others they had been induced to leave their Father's Service and went with said Smith to Unadilla but soon discovering for what purpose they had been deluded they returned Home and begging for favour and protection which said Petition being read and and the Board being filed,

otherwise informed of the truth of several of the Matters Contained in the Petition -- Resolved that if the said Arent and John Ratcliffe Appear before this Board on Thursday next Sc give us a just and true State of such Matters as they may know that they will (on the [122] Said John Sc Arent giving proper Security) not Cause them to be apprehended but Suffer them to remain at their Homes unmolested -- Adjourned --