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Ordered That M' Elmer pay to Jacob Berger £115. 4. 7. in full of his Account for supplying the Prisoners taken on their Way to Staten Island, and the Guards while at Princeton-
Ordered That Co' Hyer be given a receipt for 250 weight of Continental Bread & flour & two Barrels of Fish for supply- ing the above mentioned prisoners & Guards.
Upon the recommendation of Co! Jacob Hyer & Lt Col Wm Scudder of the 3rd Battalion of Middlesex Militia, Robert Dixon was appointed 1st Major, & Thos Egberts 2nd Major of the sd Battalion; And then the Council Adjd to Pittstown to meet on the 15th Instant, where they met in the Evening & adjourned to next Morning.
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William P. Smith Esq' appd in Council & having taken the Oaths prescribed by Law, took his seat at the Board as one of the Members of the Council,
Present His Excellency the Governor Mr Hart Mr Bowen
M' Elmer Mr Smith
Mr Buck
Agreed That the President write to Majr Gen1 Dickinson, to propose to Gen1 Skinner That the president, & Council of Safety will release from their confinement, Jas Parker & Walter Rutherford Esqr, whenever the Commanding Officer of British Troops in New York, Shall set at Liberty, John Fell Esq' & Wynant Van Zandt, and that they will also release Gabriel Van Norden, John Van Buskirk, Garret Vangieson, Garret De- marest, Peter J. Herring, John Paulinson, Cornelius Bogert, & Abraham Vangieson, Now confined in Morristown, for Thos Banta, Barnardus Verbryske, Isaac Blank, Jacob Wortendyck, John Vanbusson, Jacobus Blauvelt, William Hyer, & Abraham Golden now confined in New York; and that Gen' Dickinson be desired to acquaint the President & Council of Safety with whatever answer he may receive from Gen' Skinner on the sub- jeet of such application.
Also agreed, That Gen' Dickinson be requested to inform the President & Council of Safety, of the most proper places for erecting Beacons, the material requisite for that purpose, with the best conjecture he can make respecting the expense that may attend the procuring the materials, the erecting & attend- ing the Beacons.
And then the Council adjourned till 3 O'clock in the afternoon.
3, O'clock P.M.
The Council mnet, pursuant to Adjt.
Present as before.
M' Marmaduke Abbot appeared before the Council, in pur- suance of their Warrant, and not denying the charge of asking for Salt more in Continental money than in Gold or Silver, or old money, the Council fined him £6. with the costs of sending for him.
The Council then tendered him the Oaths to the State, which
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he refusing to take, they gave him till tomorrow at 10 O'clock to find security to appear at the next Court of Q' Sessions to be held for the County of Burlington.
M' Mehelm attended.
M' Elmer reed the above fine of M' Abbot.
Ordered That M' Elmer pay to John Thomson £4. for 2 days service with his wagon, & Horses & expenses bringing the Council of Safety, papers &c, from Princeton to Pittston.
Ordered That M' Elmer Jonª Palmer, £7 10|. on acct for riding express ; and to John Harris £1. 10|. on acct for attend- ing as a light Horse.
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning 9 O'clock.
17. October 1.777
The Council met, pursuant to adjt
Present His Excellency the Governor
M' Elmer
M' Smith
M' Hart
M' Buck
Mr Mchelm
M' Bowen
Reeder Stout was brought before the Board as a person dis- affected to the State, & refusing to take the Oaths was ordered to withdraw.
Ordered That Warrants issue to Lieu' Jacob Vanderbelt for apprehending as disaffected persons, William Thatcher, Jas Thatcher, Thos Harris, Luther Colvin, William Allen Esq', William King, Joseph King, John Taylor.
Ordered That Mr Elmer pay Lieut Cornelius Johnson, £3. 2. 6 in full for himself & five men for apprehending Reeder Stout Sam! Slater & Henry More.
Reeder Stout appeared before the Council & took the Oaths to Govert as did also Henry More.
Samuel Slater & John Taylor refusing to take the Oaths, were ordered into custody to be exchanged.
Marmaduke Abbot entered into recognizance with Jacob Gerhart to appear at the next Court of Q' Sessions for Bur- lington.
Ordered that M' Elmer pay M' Hillar £3. 0. 0. a Witness under recognizance to appear at the Court of Oyer & Ter- miner now sitting at Morristown for the trial of the prisoners taken on their way to Staten Island, towards his expenses while attending there.
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The Electors for the County of Bergen, not having been able to hold the Election for representatives, by reason of the vicinity of the Enemy, at the place & time appointed by Law, the Council directed the Monday the 27th Octr at the dwelling house of Stephen Bogert, near the Pond-church in the said Cº, for the day & place of the Said Election, & send the Receipt by Col Dey.
Thos Harris took the Oaths of Ahjuration & Allegiance & was discharged- and also Jonas Thatcher, Luther Colvin Jun' was brought before the Board, & on his refusing to take the Oaths was bound in recognizance, with Thos Harris Security, in £300. to appear at the next Court of Gen' Qr Sessions of the peace to be held at Trenton. M' Colvin paid 20| expenses.
Ordered That M' Elmer pay M' Johnson £4. 10|. for taking sundry Tories, being in full for his Acct for himself, his Ensign and six men, viz 15| p day for himself & Ensign & 10| p day Each for the privates.
Adjourned till 9 O'clock tomorrow Morning.
Oct' 18th
Present The President
M' Elmer Mr Smith
Mr Buck
Mr Hart M' Bowen Mr Mchehn
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Joseph King being called, before the Council, and the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance being tendered, which he refused to take : And the Said King appearing to the Council to be disaffected, to the present Government, & too dangerous a person to be suffered to be at Large, It is ordered that the said Joseph King be taken & kept in Safe Custody in order to be Exchanged.
In consequence of a resolution of Congress of the 31st July last, recommending it to the Executive Authorities of Each state to appoint proper persons in Each district, to recruit men, & apprehend deserters, They agreed that the several Counties in this State, be deemed Districts for the purposes aforesaid, and the persons hereinafter named are appointed in the several Districts for that purpose to wit
Morris County.
Alexander Carmichael William Youngs.
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Burlington Co
John Leak Capt Joseph Weaver Capta Quigley
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Cape May.
John Hand,
James Willets, .
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Cumberland.
Azel Pierson, James Ewing, George MeGlocklin,
-do- at Bridgetown
Bergen.
David Marrinus
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Cornelius Erwin
Pumpton
Monmouth.
Kenell Anderson
Gilbert Longstreet
-do- at Court house at Monmouth
Somerset.
John Baird Joseph Casterlin Jacob Flagg,
To Rendevous at Court House in Somerset.
Isaac Martin, Benji" Cuykindal, Capt" Emmanuel Hover, Wm Carr,
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Gloucester.
Joseph Estell, WI Price, Co' Josiah Hilmer James Tallman
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Salem
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Salem.
Ja& Stirling, Capt John Kelly, Maj" Anthony Sharp,
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Essex.
David Ross, James Heddon, Abraham Spier,
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at Newark.
Middlesex.
Robert Nixon,
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John Webster
Hunterdon.
Jesse Hart
Richard Curwine
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Jacob Anderson of Lebanon,
Samuel Gronendyke
at Flemington.
Adjourned to 6 o'clock this afternoon.
6 O'clock P. M.
The Council met pursuant to adjt Present as before, except Mr Mehelm
Ordered, That L' Co' Matthias Shipman be directed to re- move from Easton to Sussex Gaol, the folls persons, or as many of them as are there confined ;
John Smith, Isaac Ammerman, Cornelius Bogert,
Edward Butler, Philip Force, John Me Cowen Wm McCord Philip Shults Aaron Smith Joseph Pegg John Klyne Jacob Shults,
And then the Council adjourned to 9 O'clock tomorrow Morning.
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19th October 1.777
The Council met pursuant to adjournment-
Present His Excellency Wm Livingston Esq' President. M' Hart M' Bowen Mr Smith
M' Elmer
M' Buck.
Ordered That in case the persons hereinafter named, are or shall be charged with, or committed for any of the crimes or offences, specified in the first, second or third sections of a cer- tain act entitled An Act to punish traitors or disaffected per- sons, Or are or shall be charged with, or committed for Mis- prision of Treason, or for any crime or offence specified in the 8th or 9th sections of an act for constituting a Council of Safe- ty, or shall be charged with or committed for, any of the Crimes or Offences specified in the 2nd Section, of an act enti- tled An act to render Certain Bills of Credit a legal tender with- in this State, & to prevent the Counterfeiting of the same & other Bills of Credit, or so many of them as have been or shall be So charged or committed, shall be tried for the same in the Co of Morris. Altho' the offences they be charged with, or were committed for, were done & perpetrated in any other County
The persons above referred to are viz
Aaron Furman
James Iliff
John Mee
John Ink,
Hugh Brown
Isaac Lambert
George Archer
John Alias
Isaac Ammerman
Emley Drake
Ezekiel Buck
Joseph Cox
James Craig John Little Wm Craig
Lewis Kinney
Peter Killer
Ziby Osman
Nicholas Pickel
Joseph Smith
Jacob Klyne
Thos Rees
John Parks
John Kitchen
Lot Freeman
Thos Miles
John Shannon
Sam' Brewer
John Ellis
John Eagle
Daniel MeMullen
William Ballum
Henry Dunfield
Thos
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Thos White
Daniel Shannon James Freeman Wm Brady Frederick Pickels
Wn Shurley Philip Klyne Wm Rice
James Kelly
Tho" Pollock
Peter Snider
John Long
Elias Snider
Christian Snider
Cornelius Bogart
George Labour
Lawrence Flemming
Benj" Hull
Elias Teelte
James High
David Young
Martin Snider
John Ryely
Burnet Banghart John Smith
Henry Hart
Edward Butler
Joseph Britton
Wm Moore
Nathaniel Parker
Christian Ruth
Thos Shoemaker
Herberi Hendry
Hugh MeDaniel
Jonathan Robins
John Park
George Augustus
Wm Paul
Northup Marpoll
Phillip Fooes
John MeCowen
Aaron Smith
Joseph Pegg
John Klyne
Jacob Shultz
Jacob Bogert
John Sears
Joseph Pierce
Stout Havens
Wm Newman
Richard Margeson
Cornelius Clawson
James Worth
Benjamin Worth
Jonathan Clawson
The Council adjourned to Monday next at 9 O'clock A. M.
Monday 20th October 1.777
9 O'clock A. M.
The Council of Safety met pursuant to adjt.
Present, His Excellency the President, Mr Hart M' Elmer
M' Buck Mr Smith
M' Bowen
M' Mehelm
His Excellency was pleased to lay before the Council a letter from
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Phillip Shultz
Peter George
Matthew Camp
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from My Gertrude Parker praying, for sundry reasons therein mentioned, that her husband M' Parker might be indulged with the liberty of returning from his place of confinement, to his own house ' for one Fortnight only.'
The Council having considered the Same Agreed, That Mr Parker be permitted to return to his own House, with liberty to remain there for the Space of 14 days, at the expiration of which he must return to his present place of confinement in Morristown.
John Clyne of Sussex voluntarily appeared before the Coun- cil, and took the Oaths of Abjuration and Allegiance to the present Government, and was accordingly discharged from his confinement at Easton.
Ordered That Warrants issue to apprehend Jeremiah King, Wm King, Edmund Freeman, & Nicholas Pickle, as persons suspected of disaffection to the State.
Ordered That M' Elmer pay Capt" Arnold Six Dollars, for Riding express from Morristown to this place.
The Council then adj'd to 9 o'clock To Morrow morning.
Tuesday, 21, October 1.777 9 O'clock A. M.
The Council met pursuant to adj".
Present, His Excellency The president M' Hart M' Buck
M' Bowen
M' Mehelm
M' Elmer
M' Manning
Mr Smith
Ordered That a Warrant issue to apprehend Jas McCord, on charge of disaffection to the State.
Wm Craig was called before the Board, and ordered to enter into recognizance to appear at the next Court of Gent Qr Ses- sions of the Peace, to be held for the County of Hunterdon, and in the meantime to keep the Peace & be of Good behaviour, which he accordingly did with Philip Titus his surety in the sum of #300-& was discharged from confinement.
Ordered that Warrants issue to apprehend Levi Ketchum and Thomas Stevenson on suspicion of disaffection to the State.
Ordered, That Capt James Morgan be directed to remove out of this State, into the Enemies lines, the following persons, being the wives & children of such as have gone over to the Enemy,
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Enemy, out of this State; vizt. Ellinor Nevins & her two children, Elizabeth Cook & her three Children, Elizabeth Dial & her three or four children, Elizabeth Gosling & six children, all of the township of South Amboy; and that the said Capt Morgan do make return, of his proceeding therein to the Council of Safety.
Adj'd till tomorrow Morning 9 O'clock.
Wednesday, the 22nd Oct' 1.777
The Council met, pursuant to Adjt
Present, His Excellency the president,
Mª Hart
Mr Smith
Mr Buck
Mr Mehelm
Mr Elmer
On the Representation of John Hottom, Jeremiah Turner, W" Drake & Jas Pyat late inhabitants of this State, that they were removed out of it in February last by part of the Conti- nental Army, belonging to New England, & sent to the town of Hartford in Connecticut, to the vicinity of which they are still confined on their parole ;
Ordered That His Excellency be desired to write to His Ex- cellency Governor Trumbull, aequainting him that The Council is desirous of having them set at Liberty, to return to this State, on their executing a Bond to the Govr of this State, in the penalty of £2.000-with the condition that they proceed with all convenient speed after their being discharged, to this State, & there personally appear before the President & Council of Safety, and abide such order & direction as the said Council shall take concerning them.
Ordered That a Warrant issue for apprehending Bar- tholomew Thatcher.
Ordered That the wives of the persons hereafter named ap- pear before the President & Council tomorrow at 3 o'clock in the afternoon ; to shew cause why they should not be removed with their children, into the Enemies lines according to Law, and on default of their appearance that they be removed accordingly ; Their husbands names are :
John Vooght,
Peter Young, John Mills,
Christ. Vooght,
Conradt Eikler, Joseph Leo,
George Casmer,
Michael Dennis, Jacob Foust,
Philip Cyphers,
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Joseph Slater appd & took the Oaths to Govt & was dis- charged from his confinement.
Ordered That Co' Chambers be requested to remove the quantity of 12561b of lead, and a number of Cartouche Boxes, (now deposited at one W" Abbot's) to Princeton and there de- liver the same into the hands of Major Enos Kelsey; and take his receipt for the said Lead &c, to be safely kept for the Pub- lic Use, by order of the Presdt & Council of Safety, of this State; and that Col Chambers do make a return of his pro- ceedings, and the expense that may accrue hereon.
Ordered, That M' Elmer pay Christ Lawbocker, One Dollar for attending as an Evidence against Jacob Serooss.
William Rittenhouse, and Joseph Hart appeared voluntarily & took the Oaths.
Bartholomew Thatcher, Abner Rittenhouse, Malachi Bonam, Nathan Pine, appeared voluntarily & took the Oaths.
Ordered That Mr Elmer pay to Adam Hope Five Dollars in full for himself & 4 men, to apprehend Jas McCord, Michael Beedle, Edmund Rittenhouse, Joseph Holdron, Elisha Jolly, Samuel Hall, John Warner, Peter Belles, Hezekiah Waterhouse, John Eyke, Ferris Eyke, Moses Warford, James Warford, Wn McLean, William Homer, Henry Tronk, Levi Kitchen, Christo- pher Loop, W" Kemple.
Dr George Campbell & William Everet Jun' appeared volun- tarily & took the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance as by Law appointed.
Jas McCord was brought before the Board & took the Oaths.
Ordered That M' Elmer pay Daniel Bray, £6 10| in full for himself, Ensign Cowdrick, & 10 Men, in full for taking John Hill, Henry Waterhouse & sundry others, some of which took the Oaths.
Stephen Lee & Ferdinand Hulicks appeared voluntarily & took the Oaths, & also Oakie Voorheis.
Ordered That M' Elmer pay to Cornelius Johnson, £4 15| in full for himself and 7 men for apprehending sundry disaffected persons.
And then the Council adjourned till tomorrow Morning at 9 O'clock.
Thursday Morning 23rd October 1.777
The Council met, pursuant to Adjournment.
Present as before.
Ordered That M' Elmer pay Capt" Samuel Gronendike, £45.
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£45. 2. 3 in full of his pay roll for himself, a Sergeant, a Cor- poral, and 10 privates as a Guard while the Council sat at Pitts- town.
Ordered, That M' Elmer pay to Co' Joseph Buvers, £61. 1. 7. in full for himself, L' Co1, Major, Adjutant, & Quarter Master for assisting in taking up disaffected persons, from the 11th Sept" until the 25th,-
Isaac Robins voluntarily appeared before the Council, and took the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance as prescribed by Law.
Wm Dealy Voluntarily appeared before the Council & took the same Oaths.
Jacob Servess being apprehended by Warrant issued against him, on affidavit of Christopher Lowbacker, for Selling Salt for a greater price in Continental Money, than for Gold or Silver, was brought before the Council & confessing the charge, was fined & paid the same as the law directs.
The wives of sundry persons said to be gone over to the En- emy being cited to appear before the Council, to show cause why they should not be removed with their children, into the Enemy's lines ; Eight of them now appeared viz. The wives of Christopher Vooght, George Casner, Peter Young, Conradt Eikler, Michael Dennis, Philip Cyphers, John Mills, Joseph Lee, & Jacob Foust ; And the Council having enquired into their respective Circumstances & Situation, were unanimously of opinion, That it would not be expedient to remove them for the present.
Ordered That Co! Bonnel be paid the sum of 30|. in full for his trouble & Expense in Citing the above women to appear be- fore this Board.
The Revd David Sutton, having been requested to appear before the Council, Attended this day & took the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance as prescribed by Law.
Philip Schultz & Jacob Schultz, were discharged from their confinement, at Easton, upon the Bond of Peter Schultz, their father, to appear before the Council of Safety if called upon, within two Months.
Joseph Pegg discharged from the Same confinement on En- tering into recognizance with Peter Schultz to appear at Morris Court the 4th October next.
John Taylor took the Oaths & Was discharged,
& Then the Board adjourned till tomorrow Morning 9 O'clock.
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Tuesday, 24th October 1.777
The Council met pursuant to adjt
Present His Excellency the Governor, M' Hart Mr Smith,
M' Elmer M' Bowen,
M' Buck, M' Manning
John Hill was discharged on taking the Oaths.
Henry Waterhouse entered into recognizance with John Hill, to appear at the next Court of Q' Sessions at Trenton.
Ordered That the sum of £3 be allowed to Wm Davison, Innholder at Pittstown for the use of a room in his house, as a Guard-room, & providing fire & Candle in the Same, during the Sitting of the Council of Safety.
John Rockhill Esq' appeared voluntarily & took the Affirma- tions to the Effect of the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance.
Luther Colvin took the Oaths to Government.
And then the Council adjourned to meet at Trenton on Wed- nesday next the 29th day of Oct" Instant, on 10 o'clock in fore- noon.
Trenton 29th Octr 1.777
Met pursuant to adj"
There not being a sufficient Number of members to proceed to business, adj'd to Friday next.
Friday Morning 9 O'clock,
Met pursuant to adj"
Tuesday, the 7th Nov 1.777
The Council met at Princeton.
Present. His Excellency the Governor M' Condict Mr Camp
M' Elmer M' Drake
Mr Manning
Agreed That there be paid to Sergeant MeCue for rations of Rum for 9 men of the Continental Troops, for assisting a detachment
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detachment of Militia in Guarding a number of prisoners to Morristown from this place, the Sum of £4. 10.
Agreed That Gabriel Van Norden, John Van Buskirk, Gar- ret Vangieson, Garret Demarest, Peter I Herring, John Paulin- son, Cornelius Bogert, & Abraham Vangieson have leave to re- turn from Morristown to their respective places of abode, for the term of 14 days including their Going & returning in order to facilitate their procuring the discharge of Tho* Banta, Bar- nardus Van Bryck, Isaac Blank, Jacob Wortendyck, John Van Busson, Jacobus Blauvelt, William Hyer & Abraham Golden now confined at New York.
Monday the 10th Nov 1777
At a Council of Safety held at Princeton,
Present, His Excellency the Governor
M' Condict M' Camp
Mr Manning Mr Speaker
M' Drake,
M' Scudder
Agreed, That if John Lawrence, now confined in the Gaol of Burlington County, is committed for any of the crimes or offences specified in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Sections of a Certain Act, entitled An Act to punish traitors & disaffected persons, or is or shall be charged with Misprision of Treason, or for any crime or offence specified in the 8th or 9th sections of an act entitled an act for constituting a Council of Safety, or shall be charged with, or is committed for any of the Crimes or offences specified in the 2nd section of An Act entitled An Act to render Certain Bills of Credit a Legal Tender in this State, be the said John Laurence be tried for the Same in the County of Burlington, altho' the offence he is charged with, or was com- mitted for was done & perpetrated in any other County.
Friday, 14th Nov 1.777
The Council met at Princeton.
Present. His Excellency the Gov" M' Manning, . M' Drake, M' Elmer, M' Hart, M' Talman. The
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The Board appointed Wm Livingston J' Secy, who agreed to serve gratis, while the Assembly sits.
Agreed, there be paid to Abraham Voorhies, for tending the Council of Safety and riding Express as light Horseman for six days the sum of . £7. 17. 6
To Philip Harder for do . 4. 0. 2
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Agreed That the President draw on the Treas' for the sum of £500. 0. 0 in favour of M' Elmer.
Saturday, 15th Nov 1777
The Board met at Princeton.
Present. His Excellency the Governor.
M' Condict, Mr Buck
M' Elmer M' Manning
M' Camp
M' Tallman
Agreed That there be paid to Jon" Palmer, for his attending on the Council of Safety, as a light Horseman, and for his expenses in attending 30 days at Morristown as a Witness against a number of State prisoners apprehended on their way to join the enemy, on Staten Island, the sum of £60.0.0
Agreed That the above Palmer be employed in apprehend- ing & bringing before the board, a Certain Nicholas Bickle & Andrew Pickins, who secrete themselves in Hunterdon Co, and that there be paid to the said Palmer the sum of £30. for apprehending & securing the first, and £50. for the latter.
Col Nicola having referred to the Board the cases of M' Daniel Cornock, as a person suspected of being a spy, & the Council having found no cause for such suspicion, agt him, on tendering him the Affirmation to the Effect of the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance, which he took & subscribed dis- charged him.
John Emly appeared before the Board and having taken & subscribed Affirmations to the Effect of the Oaths of Abujura- tion and Allegiance was thereupon dismissed.
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Monday, 17th Nov 1.777
The Council met at Princeton.
Present His Excellency the Governor
Mr Ehner M' Hart
M' Condict
M' Camp
M' Fleming
M' Paterson
The following persons are offered to be exchanged agreable to the Applications of Wm Bayard Esq" to Sir Henry Clinton New York, Octr 1st 1.777
PRISONERS IN MORRISTOWN.
DO IN NEW YORK.
John Van Buskirk
Isaac Blanch
Peter T. Herring,
Harmanns Tallman
Capt Garret Demarest,
Jacob Warthandicke
Gabriel Van Norden
Tho" Bantha
John Poulieson,
Bernardus Van Bryck
Garret Van Gieson
Samuel Ver Bryck
Cornelius Bogert Jacobus Peck
John Hays
John Morris
The foregoing Exchange is agreed to on condition that Abraham Van Gieson, be substituted in the room of Jacobus Peck, under the Head of prisoners in Morristown, & David Van Boizon, James Hammerson, and Abraham Spear in the room of Harmanns Talman, John Hays & John Morris under the Ilead of Prisoners in New York.
Agreed that Gabriel Van Norden, John Van Buskirk, Gerrit Vanguson, Gerrit Demarest, Peter T. Herring, John Paulison, Cornelius Bogert, and Abraham Van Gieson, have leave to be absent from the district in which they are confined in Morris County till the first day of December next.
Col Scudder appeared & took his seat at the Board.
Whereas James Parker and Walter Rutherford Esqrs were by an order of the Council of Safety taken up and admitted to their Parole at Morristown, in order to induce the enemy to release or Exchange the Honble John Fell Esqr & Winant Van Zant now in confinement in New York, and treated with the greatest severity, and whereas that step has been found in- sufficient to produce the Good Effect thereby intended, & such releasement or Exchange has not as yet been Effectuated agreeable to the intentions of this Board.
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