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Agreed That on John Francisco's finding security for his appearance at the next Court of Oyer & Terminer to be held in and for the County of Bergen, he be discharged from his confinement.
That Daniel Bragly, for Selling 2016 of Veal to Samuel Kirk- patrick, for 22|6 be fined in the sum of £6. 0. 0 & forfeit the price, he sold the veal at.
Agreed That Wu Smith who has made his escape from the Enemy & delivered himself up to the Council of Safety, be discharged
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discharged from his imprisonment on his finding security for his appearance at the next Court of Oyer & Terminer for the County of Bergen-
Gen' Williamson pursuant to summons appeared before the Board & on the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance, being tendered to him, took & subscribed the same, & was thereupon dismissed-
Agreed that the following persons, viz Jas Appleby Sen', James Appleby Jr, Jas Corby & John Burns, upon their re- spective Petitions for a hearing be sent for before the Board, to hear & determine Concerning their several crimes.
James Appleby Sen' & Jas Appleby Jun' appeared before the Board,
Agreed that if they find security for their appearance at the next Court of Oyer & Terminer for the County of Bergen, they be discharged from their imprisonment-
Jas Carby appeared before the Board, and it appearing that he had been taken up as a suspicious person, & there being no suspicious proof to detain him,
Agreed That he be discharged from his imprisonment.
John Burns was brought before the Board & it appearing that his case would not admit of bail, Agreed that he be re- manded to Prison.
Agreed that in the Commissary Department in this place, Nathan Howel be dismissed as a supernumerary officer.
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning.
9th May 1.778
Met pursuant to adjt
Present as before with Co' Fleming.
John Sweeny appeared before the Board, & having entered into recognizance with James Buggs, his surety, in £300 Each, for his appearance at the next Court of Oyer & Terminer for the Co of Bergen, was thereupon discharged.
Agreed that Benjamin Lindsly Esq' be appointed Deputy Quarter Master, in this place, in the room of Gifford Dally re- moved from the said office.
Agreed that M' Condiet pay to W" Livingston Jun' for his attendance on the Council of Safety as their Secretary at Princeton, Trenton & Morristown 48 days at 30 ;. per day the sum of £72. 0. 0
Agreed that Wood supposed to be a deserter & appre -. hended on his way to the Enemy be sent to Head Quarters to General Washington.
Adjourned till 3 O'clock P. M.
Met
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Met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as before.
Agreed that there be paid to Samuel Vance for his expenses in attending the Council of Safety as a light horseman, at Morristown the sum of £1. 19. 11.
That there be paid to W" Wick for attending the Council in the Same capacity at the Same place the sum of £5. 2. 4.
That there be paid to Benj' Freeman for attending the Council of Safety as a light horseman, at the above place, the sum of £3. 6. 1
That there be paid to Capt Simmons for the like services at Morristown the sum of £12. 0. 9
And that there be paid to Moses Wick for his expenses at Morristown, in serving the Council of Safety as a light horse- man the sum of £'2. 0. 11.
Agreed That Daniel Bragly be Committed to Gaol until he pays the fine & forfeiture adjudged against him on yesterday.
William Templeton appeared before the Board & having entered into recognizance with Walter Anderson his security in £'300 Each for his appearance at the next Court of Oyer & Terminer & in Morristown & was thereupon discharged.
Ordered that Catherine Shepard whose husband is within the Enemy's lines be sent to him & that Major Hays, or the Magistrates in Newark put that order into execution.
Christopher Banker appeared before the Board & having been examined with respect to the Forage Master's department, at Succassuny, was thereupon dismissed ;--
Agreed that Co' Drake be paid the sum of 30|. for the paper furnished by him for the Council of Safety.
That Capt" Arnold be allowed 40|. for the use of his room for the Council of Safety.
Adjourned to meet at Princeton on the 20th May.
20th May 1.778
The Council of Safety met at Princeton.
There not being a sufficient number of members to proceed to business, adjourned till tomorrow morning.
21st May 1.778
Met pursuant to Adj'
Present
His Excellency the Governor M' Houston Mr Imlay
Mr Camp M' Hart,
Mr Cooper Agreed
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Agreed that Capt Williamson Conduct the quota of Col Neilson's Battalion, who have chosen to enter into Capta Voor- his' Company, in Co' Ogden's Battalion, to the said Battalion now in the neighborhood of Haddonfield, & get the command- ing officer of the Battalion to Certify the receipt of them upon the descriptive list of their entering into the Service, which list & certificate is with all convenient speed to be transmitted to the Governor.
Agreed that William Mariner have permission to call upon Mr Mercereau or Capt Morgan, for a number of Volunteers & to proceed to Flatbush to bring off Mr Bache, Mr Matthews, Major Moncrieff & as many others as he may think proper.
Gerret Van Geison & Abraham Van Geison appeared before the Board & produced a certificate from Major Gen' Jones, that they had applied for themselves & Gerrit Demarest, John Paulis & John Van Buskirk, to be exchanged for themselves & Thos Bantha, Bernardus Ver Bryck, Samuel Ver Bryck, John Hays & David Burson, but that the same could not be Effected.
Whereupon Agreed that the said Gerrit Van Geison, Abraham Van Geison, Gerrit Demarest, John Paulis, & John Van Bus- kirk be permitted to stay at their respective places of abode until the Council of Safety shall order otherwise concerning them.
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning.
22nd May 1.778
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as before with
Mr Mehelm
Pursuant to an Act of Assembly Entitled " An Act to pro- vide for the Cloathing of the New Jersey Regiments in the Service of the United States " directing the Commissioners for purchasing of Cloathing to observe the directions of the Council of Safety during the recess of the Legislature, as to the species & quantity of the Articles to be purchased, & the manner in which the cloathing is to be disposed of, & distributed.
Agreed that the folls Directions be given to Major Kelsey, the Commissioner for that purpose-viz.
1º. That as it appears from accounts from the Camp that our regiments are more destitute of Shirts than of any other article of Cloathing, he be directed to be particularly attentive to the purchasing of Linen suitable for that purpose, and in case a sufficient quantity cannot be procured, to buy Flax to be manufactured into Linen, in this State, but as the precise quantity cannot be ascertained, Major Kelsey be informed that it is conjectured that our Brigade will Consist of 1.800 men
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2. That he be directed so to proportion the Linen & Woollen to be purchased, (The latter to be of the coarser sort) as to procure a suitable quantity of Each.
3. That he be directed to buy a sufficient Quantity of home spun Thread, to make up that part of the Cloathing which he cannot purchase ready made.
4. The two houses of the Legislature having entered into a resolve that the Commissioner for purchasing Cloathing, shall also purchase a quantity of lead, for ammunition, tho' the same was omitted to. be inserted in the Bill, Agreed that Mr Kelsey be further directed to purchase one Ton of Lead-
Christopher Curtis, who went over to the Enemy before the treason Law, was passed, appeared before the Board and hav- ing taken & subscribed the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance, was thereupon dismissed-
Upon the representation of Several of the Inhabitants of the Co of Sussex relative to an expected invasion by the Indians,
Agreed that Gen! Winds be directed not to call any men from Co1 Rosecrans Regiment in that County during the next six Weeks.
Adjd till 3 o'clock P. M.
Met pursuant to Adit Present as before.
Agreed that M' Condict pay to the three light horsemen fol- lowing, for attending the Governor from the 9th & 22nd of May as p. their Accounts, to wit :
To Ebenezer Gregory the sum of £10.18|.
To Joseph Breton 9. 8. 9
To Jon" Stiles Jun" 9.13.9
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning.
Princeton,
23 May 1.778
Met pursuant to adj'.
Present. His Excellency the Governor M' Mehelm Mr Hart
M' Houston M' Cooper
There not being a sufficient number of members to proceed with business, adjourned till Monday Morning next.
24th May
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24th May 1.778
There not being yet a sufficient number to proceed upon business, adjourned till tomorrow morning.
25 th
Met pursuant to adjt.
Present His Excellency the Governor Co1 Fleming .
Mr Houston
Mr Mehelm
M' Cooper
There yet being one member wanted to make a Quorum, adjourned till tomorrow Morning
26th May 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjournment.
Present His Excellency the Governor Mr Speaker Mr Houston Mr Mehelm
Mr Cooper
Co1 Fleming
Abel Thomas & James Thomas, Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, being sent under Guard to this Board, by two Magistrates of New Ark for having been into the enemy's lines, in the City of New York, & Long Island without Passports, & suspected of designs injurious to the liberties of America,
The Board upon hearing their defence were satisfied of their innocence & have reason to believe that their Journey to the several places which they have visited, was undertaken on a religious account, & agreable to their declared intention to the meeting held at Maiden Creek the 25th day of March 1.778 of performing a religious visit to the meetings of Friends in part of the Jerseys & part of the New York Governments; The Board therefore discharged the said Abel & James Thomas from their confinement, & they being further desirous to visit the meetings of their Friends at Plainfield, Raway, Shrewsbury, Squan, Squan-Kung, Barnagat, Great & little Egg Harbour, and at the Capes; and this Government being unwilling to obstruct any Society in the exercise of their religion, the said Abel & James Thomas were permitted to pass to the nine places last mentioned, & then to the State of Pennsylvania.
Agreed that Joseph Roberds & David Lyon be paid the sum of £9. 0 0 for their expenses in bringing the persons above named before the Council of Safety from 2nd River.
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning. 27th May
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27th May 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjournment.
Present, His Excellency the Governor Mr Speaker M' Cooper
Mr Houston M' Mehelm
Col Fleming
Agreed that Edward Taylor be discharged from the Bond he gave to the Council of Safety, sometime in the beginning of December last, & have leave to return home for 3 weeks upon entering into another Bond, to return within that time to this town & remain here until the further order of the Council of Safety, unless he shall in the meantime procure the releasement of John Willett now a prisoner in New York.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
28th May 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjt
Present His Excellency the Governor M' Cooper M' Imlay M' Keasby
Mr Buck
Col Fleming
Agreed that Major Perkins be directed to send all the pris- oners now in the Gaol at Burlington, for any crimes or offences to the Governor & Council of Safety at this place,
Agreed that Mr Condict pay to Co' Bowes Reed, for the money expended by him for the guarding a number of prisoners at Burlington Jail, and also for the expenses in having them conducted to the Council of Safety, at Trenton, on the 27 March 1.778, the sum of £49. 5|. as per account.
Agreed that there be pd to Edward Keasby Esq" for the use of Ab" Richmond for riding express, from the 1st March from Piles Grove to Trenton, & returning back, three days at 30|. p. day the sum of £4. 10 .
That for the use of Joseph Dickenson for riding express 4 days by order of Co' Hand, from the 26 February 1.778 the sum of £'6. 0. 0
The further sum of £6. 0. 0 for the use of David Moores, for the like services the same number of days.
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And for the use of Daniel Holts, for 4 days riding express by order of Co' Hand, the like sum of £'6. 0. 0
Agreed that there be paid to M' Buck, for the use of Web- ster Newcomb for his riding express from the 22 Oct" to the 11 November by order of Gen' Newcomb, the sum of £'22. 10| Adjourned till tomorrow Morning.
29 May 1.778
Met at Princeton, pursuant to adjt
Present, His Excellency the Governor,
Co1 Fleming
Co' Cook
M' Buck
M' Condict
Mr Cooper
M' Elmer
M' Manning
M' Imlay.
Agreed that John Longstreet one of the Justices of the Peace in Monmouth County, be instructed to tender the Oaths of Abjuration & Allegiance to this State to the following persons, viz: John Taylor Esq', Joseph Vanmeter, George Taylor Jun', Thos Thompson, William Lawrence, Josiah Parker, Robert Hartshorne & Ezeck Hartshorne, and that if they refuse to take the same to send them forthwith to the Council of Safety at this place without tendering the same to them a second time.
Agreed that Co' Holmes send the following women to their husbands, in the enemy's lines, viz Mrs McClease the wife of Cornelius MeClease, Mrs Tilton the wife of John Tilton, Mrs Tilton the wife of Ezekiel Tilton, & Rhody Pew the wife of James Pew.
Agreed that there be paid to Theophilus Elmer Esq' for the use of Lawrence Johnston, for the use of his horse & his extraordi- nary expenses in riding express for Co1 Ellis the sum of £6. 11. 3.
And that there be paid to Peter Parcel for attending the Governour as a light horseman, the sum of £5. 6. 3.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
30 May 1.778
Met at Princeton, pursuant to adjournment.
Present, His Excellency the Governor M' Cooper Mr Camp
Mr Keasby Mr Buck
Col Fleming M' Manning
M' Houston. The
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The Council considered the cases of the several prisoners of War & State prisoners, sent from Fostertown, & not being able to determine where to confine them, they adjd till tomor- row morning.
31st May 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjt
Present. His Excellency the Governor
M' Keasby
M' Manning
Mr Buck Mr Condit
Co1 Fleming
M' Camp
M' Houston.
Agreed that John Morgan, Gillis Me Gillis, Jacob Vago
.Robert Compton,
James Hamilton, George Watson
Robert Hair,
Thos York, Jas Downey,
Tho® Egleson,
Thos Ewel, John Peel,
Thos House, Thos Brooks, .
John McGahon
Hugh Queen,
John Sproul, Ja® McClanagan,
Jos Mansfield,
John Gevils,
John Serterthand,
John Gilbert,
Thos Johnston,
Richª Clark,
Cornelius Barn,
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George Mattox, & John Bougee, be sent under Guard to Head Quarters and then the Council adjourned till the afternoon.
P. M. Met pursuant to adjt
Present, His Excellency the Governor, M' Houston
M' Cooper
Mr Camp
Mr Manning
Mr Buck M' Keasby
M' Condit,
Agreed that John Kemble be discharged & give security for his appearance at the next Court of Gen1. Q' Sessions of the Peace to be held in Burlington Cº
Agreed that John Clowden & James Livingston be discharged on entering on board a letter of Marque belonging to M' Hodge.
Agreed that Thomas Canby fined & imprisoned at Burling- ton be committed to Morris Jail.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
1st June
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1st June 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjt.
Present His Excellency the Governor. M' Schenck Mr Buck M' Crane
Mr Condict Co1 Fleming
Agreed that there be paid to M' Buck for the use of Jon" Beesly the sum of . £18. 0. 0 for riding express by order of Co' Ellis 12 days.
2nd June 1.778
The Council met.
Present His Excellency the Governor Co1 Fleming . Col Cook
M' Elmer
Col Drake
M' Imlay.
Upon the petition of a number of inhabitants of the Co of Monmouth, setting forth that a number of Persons who had been into the enemy's lines, and aiding & assisting to them. and who had plundered a number of the inhabitants when the enemy were last at Trenton, had returned to their respective homes & being bailed by the Justices & suffered to go at Large, praying that an enquiry might be made in the premises.
Agreed that M' Holmes be directed to furnish the Board, as well with the names of those delinquents who have returned, as of the Magistrates who bailed them.
Adjd till tomorrow Morning.
3' June 1.778
Met pursuant to adjt.
Present His Excellency the Governor Mr Condit M' Schenk Co1 Cook Co1 Fleming. Agreed
M' Keasby
M' Imlay
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Agreed that there be paid to Peter Schenk Esq' for the use of John Vancourt for boarding, attending & taking care of Gershom Vanderhule a Militia Soldier belonging to the first Regiment of Monmouth Militia, wounded at the battle of Germantown, the 4th October 1.777, from the 16th October to the 18th Nov' 1.777, being 4 weeks & 5 days, at £'3. per week, the sum of £'14. 2. 10.
That for the use of Joel Beadle for boarding and attend- ing the above Soldier from the 4 Decr 1.777 to the 6 Jany 1.778 being 4 weeks & 4 days c 20| pr week, the sum of £4.11. 6.
And for the use of Henry Vanderlink for boarding, nursing & attending the same person from the 7th Jany 1.778 being 11 Weeks & 3 days, at 20| pr Week, at which time he died, the sum of £11. 8. 7.
That there be paid for the use of Ann Taylor, for boarding & taking care of Joseph Taylor belonging to the Regiment above named, and wounded at the same time, from the 19th October to the 9th Decem. being 9 weeks c 2 dollars p week the sum of £6 15|.
And for the use of Elizabeth Mains for boarding, attending & taking care of Andrew Main, a militia Soldier belonging to the Regiment before named, wounded at the same time, from the 9th Oct. to the 9th April, at £'4. 0. 0. pr month the sum of £'24. 0. 0.
Agreed that Colonel Oakey Hoagland, be directed to remove all the craft, except Ferry Boats, between Crosswicks and Bur- lington on the Jersey shore, to such places where they cannot be used to transport necessaries, to the enemy, & that such of them as cannot be conveniently removed, as aforesaid be sunk without loss of time.
Upon the Petition of several inhabitants of Sussex County setting forth that Joseph Hancock, Robert Johnston & Eze- kiel Younglove, have sometime since left their families & joined the enemies of the United States, on Staten Island, & praying that their wives & Children may be removed to them ; to prevent the correspondence which is kept up between them ;
Agreed that Rachel Hancock, Abigail Johnston, & Sarah Younglove, be sent to their husbands in the Enemy's lines, & that their children who are under the age of 12 years, have leave to accompany them, & that Major Meeker be directed to see to the execution of the said order.
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning.
4th June
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4th June 1.778
Met pursuant to Adj'.
Present. His Excellency the Governor.
M' Speaker. M' Manning
M' Buck.
M' Condit
M' Keasby.
Mr Imlay.
Agreed that there be paid to M' Houston, for the use of Col Henry Vandike, for sundry Expenses, in erecting Beacons at or near his farm the sum of £'5. 10. 8.
That there be paid to John Hart Esq' for the use of Nicholas Hoff, a private in Cap'n Jacobus Quick's Company, of the 2nd Regiment of Somerset Militia, who had his thigh broke in the battle of Germantown, for the boarding, nursing, attendance and other necessary expenses, in consequence of his wound, during the space of 5 months & also for the amount of the Dr's Bill, the sum of £'45. 12. 6.
Agreed that there be paid to Capt Simmons for the use of Wm Wilson, for riding express by order of the Governor, from the 30th May to the 3rd June, the sum of £'3 11. 6.
Ordered that Ebenezer Foord be appointed Commissioner for disposing of Tory property in the room of Cap'n Baker re- signed in the Cº of Middlesex.
Adjourned till tomorrow Morning.
5th June 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjt.
Present His Excellency the Governor
MF Cooper M' Imlay
M' Keasby
M' Buck
Mr Condict
The following prisoners to wit, John Kirby, Benjm Allen, Urich West & Jesse Sirran, sent before the Board from Gloucester Co for joining the enemy, & their several cases having been taken into consideration ;-- The Council came to the subsequent determination concerning them, viz: That they be
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be committed to Freehold Jail for their trial, & that warrant do accordingly issue thereupon.
Ordered,
That in case the above-named John Kirby, Benj. Allen, Urich West & Jesse Sirran are or shall be charged with or 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 are or shall be charged with or committed for, misprision of Treason, or for any crime or offence, specified in the 8th or 9th sections of " An Act for constituting a Council of Safety," or shall be charged with or 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 within this State & to prevent the counterfeiting of the same & other Bills of Credit." Or so many of them as have been so charged or committed shall be tried for the same in the County of Monmouth, altho' the offences they be charged with, or shall be committed for, were done or perpetrated in any other county.
Pursuant to a recommendation of the Court of Oyer & Ter- miner held at New Ark, in & for the County of Essex, in the month of April in the year of our Lord 1.778,
Agreed that Constables hereafter named, be allowed the several Sums annexed to their names, as a Compensation for their Extraordinary services at said Court & that the same, for their use, be paid to Stephen Crane, Esq" vizt
To Carey Headly for attending 7 days c 10|. £3. 10.
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' Elias Campbell
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" Anthony Price Do
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" John Tichenor,
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" Thos Van Riper,
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6 June 1.778
Met at Princeton
Present His Excellency the Governor,
Mr Condict M' Fenimore
Co1 Drake, M' Buck Co1 Cook, M' Imlay,
Andrew Lott who went into the Enemy's lines, since the Treason law, appeared before & gave himself up to the Coun- cil, & his case having been considered of, Agreed that he enter into recognizance in the sum of £300 to appear at the next Court of Gen' Q' Sessions of the Peace to be held in & for the County of Morris, which having done, with Abraham Lott, his surety, he was thereupon dismissed.
Andrew Donaldson, who had gone over to the Enemy, in the month of December, last, appeared before the Board, in order to throw himself upon the mercy of his country ;- Whereupon agreed that he be detained under Guard for the present.
John Church who had come from the Enemy's lines to see his brother was in like manner brought before the Board ; The Council thought proper to detain him also under Guard until further orders.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
7th June 1.778
Met at Princeton pursuant to adjt
Present His Excellency the Governor, M' Condict Co! Drake M' Buck Mr Elmer
M' Fenemore
Joseph Fitzrandolph, accused of having been trading with the enemy on Staten Island, was brought before the Board, he having been examined & his case taken into consideration, Agreed That he be sent under Guard to the Court now sitting at Frechold and that John Conner attend him to give Evidence to the said Court respecting the above charge.
Ordered that in Case the above named Joseph Fitzrandolph is or shall be charged with or committed for any of the Crimes or offences
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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 or committed for Misprision of Treason, or for any Crime or offence specified in the 8th or 9th sections of "An act for constituting a Council of Safety," or shall be charged with, or 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 within this State, & to prevent the counterfeiting of the same & other Bills of Credit," he shall be tried for the same in the Cº of Mon- mouth altho' the offences he be charged with, were done or perpetrated in any other Co
Adjourned till tomorrow morning,
8th June, 1.778
The Council met at Princeton.
Present His Excellency the Governor M' Fenemore Mr Elmer M' Imlay Mr Condict
Co1 Drake,
Agreed that John Church be dismissed from his confinement at this place.
Agreed that the Governor be desired to write to Gen1 Washington on the subject of the exchange of Prisoners taken on Staten Island by Capt Fitz Randolph.
9th June 1.778
The Council met.
Present
M' Houston M' Elmer
M' Fenemore
Mr Buck
Mr Keasby
John Larking appeared before the Board & it appearing that he had made his escape from Staten Island, & was knowing to the trade carried on at that place by Joseph Fitzrandolph;
Agreed that he be sent to the Court now sitting at Freehold to give evidence to the said Court, respecting the above fact, & that $2." be advanced to him to pay his expenses thither.
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