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Odel, Joseph
Conlin, John Serg't
Ort, Cornelius
Conroe, William
Owen, Thaddeus
Coon, Asa
Palmer, Joseph
Demsey, Mark
Relay, Robert
Deyoe, Peter
Rines, John Corp'l
Fitch, Yore
Romer, Aaron
Frier. Simeon
Romer, John
Gray, John
Ryce, Peter
Green, Jeremiah Serg't
Seyman, John
Griffin, Jacob
Shourt, William
Hagerman, Nicholas
Smith, George
Handy, Manasseh
Smith, Obadiah
Hanson, Ort
Strahan, John
Huddleston, William
Swartwout, John
Hunt, John
Thompkins, Joshua
Valentine, Richard
Jackson, James
Link, William
Proper, George Rowley, Weeks
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Jaycoeks, Thomas Kipp, Benoni Latsel, William
· VanGelder, Hendrick Vermelia, John Watson, Geffery
Lawson, Jacob
Westervelt, Casparus
Lawson, Simon Lieut
Weaver, David
Luckey, James
Wieks. Jonah Lieut
MeEvers, James Maltimore, James Malond, John
Wiltsie, John Yates, William
CAPT. ANDREW HERMANCE. CAPT. JOHN HERMANCE"
Cameron, David
Luyck, Joseph
Carolina, Joseph
MeKinney, Joseph
Codurse, Christopher Cook, James
Man, Solomon
Cool, Peter
Marsh, Marchus
Covenhoven, Francis
Merrit, Ebenezer
Covenhoven, William Serg't
Morris, Ebenezer
Elsworth, John
Pawling, Cornelius
Fonda, Jellis Lient
Price, David
Gilbert, John Serg't
Prince, Kemple Serg't
Hall, Benjamin Fifer
Roberts, John
Hall, Benjamin Hampaugh, Peter
Shufelts, John
Harris, Noah Hermance, Andrew Lient
Smith, Michael
Hermance, Andrew P. Lient
Smith, Peter
Hermance, Jolın Lieut
Spannenburgh, Jacob
Hickman, Michael
Tinnegar, George
Hopping, David Kemple, John
Vredenburgh, Peter
Legget, Lue
Vredenburgh, William Serg't
Lewis, Hendrick Lewis, Jacob
Waldron, Wm.
Westfall, Abraham Corp'l Wynants, John
Luyck, John
Shover, John
Shufelts, William
VanBenschoten, Herman
*No distinction in the roster.
Maffet, John Corp'l
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CAPT. ADIEL SHERWOOD.
Baldwin, Cornelius Lieut
Gill, William Graham, John
Beckins, Elijah
Bennet, Benjamin
Gunsolen, Samuel
Bevier, Andries
Guy, John
Blowers, Samuel
Hammond, John
Brodhead, John
Heath, Winslow
Buel, Cirus
Carr, James
Hunter, Moses Drummer
Caswell, David
Hyne, Cornelius
Chambers, Cornelius
Knapp, Benjamin
Chitester, Nathan
Lint, Sherwood
Codner, George
MeCarty, Hugh
Codner, Ishmael
McNult
Coldwell, John Serg't
Melegan, Robert
Cole, Cornelius
Morrison, Hugh
Cowden, John
Moss, Isaac
Cowin, William
Ray, Rasal Fifer
Cross, William
Roosa, Dirk, Sr.
Devius, Jacobus
Runnels, John
DeWitt, John, Jr.
Sherer, Robert
Fitch, Elijah
Steward, Solomon
Foster, John
Upright, Jan Jurry
Freel, Peter
VanTassel, Cornelius
Fuller, Benjamin
Van Wyan, Henry
Gifford, John
Williams, Job
Wing, Daniel
MEN IN COL. GRAHAM'S REGIMENT NOT IN ANY COMPANY.
Adams, William Surgeon
Ingalls, Elihu
Allen, David
Isdawy, James Dr'm Maj'r
Allen, James
Jansen, Johannes
Anthony, Richard
Jansen, Thomas
Archer, James
Jansen, Thomas, Jr.
Ausgood, Nathaniel
Livingston, Henry Lieut. Col.
Bailey, Theodorus
Adjutant
McPherson, Daniel
Benson, John
McSweeney, Daniel
Bevier, Benjamin
Magee, James Paymaster
Bevier, Cornelius
Millerd, Nathaniel
Bevier, Johannes
Millet, John
Bowne, Philip
Milligan, Robert
Brodhead, Henry
Morrison, John
Brown, Samuel
Newkirk, Isaac
· Burnet, William .
Osborn, Peter Serg't Maj.
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Heathway, Jonathan Corp'l
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Caldwell, John Cantine, Peter
Ostrander, John Adj't Ovet, Isaac
Chamberlain, Colbe
Parks, Daniel
Covenhoven, Wm., Serg't Maj. Penal, Moses Dailey, Samuel
Phelps, Elijahı
Dupuy, Moses
Rice, Setlı
De Witt, Andreas
Roberts, Ezekiel
De Witt, John
Robinson, Charles
De Witt, William
Rosa, Abraham
Drew, William Corp'l Duey, Samuel Dunham, Samuel Durgy, Leddias
Rouse, John
Saturly, Joseph
Scott, John
Earls, Daniel Serg't,
Sharp, John
Else, John Quartermaster
Simpson, Robert
Fonda, Jellis Adj't
Skinner, John
Gates, Samuel Serg't
Smith, Henry
Gifford, Joseph
Smith, Prusia
Gillet, Abner Licut. Graham, John Adj't
Sparks, Robert
Guy, Timothy
Stewart, Samuel Serg't
Hanfield, David
Storms, Isaac
Hardenbergh, John G.
Sutherland, Smith Capt
Harris, William
Terwilliger, Tunis
Hay, William
Thomas, Ephraim
Henderson, Alexander
Truesdell, William Q'r M'st'r Sg't
Herrick, Elijalı
Turner, Jacob
Herron, Elliot
VanKenren, Benjamin
High, William
VanKeuren Philip
Hill, Andrew Major
VanNoe, Cornelius VanNoe, Peter
Hornbeck, Jacob
VanSchaick, Roger
Hornbeck, Joel
Weeks, Zophar
Humphrey, Emery
Wing, Benjamin
Hunt, David Q'r Mst'r
Hunt, Eden Q'r Mst'r
Woolsey, Mel. Ld. Major
Hopkins, Robert
Smith, Solomon
Seeley, Sylvanus
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Roster of Col. Morris Graham's regiment, taken from Vol. 1, "Archives of the State of New York." By the reorganization of regiments in the State during the Revolution, the privates and officers were transferred to other regiments. Thus the same names appear in different regiments. The roster in the volume referred to is made from the returns, which are very imperfect, in the Adjutant General's office at Albany.
Morris Graham, Colonel.
William Adams, Surgeon.
Theodorus Bailey, Adjutant.
Jellis Fonda, Adjutant.
John Else, Quartermaster.
John Graham, Adjutant.
James Magee, Paymaster and also Captain of a Company.
David Hunt, Quartermaster.
Eden Hunt, Quartermaster.
James Isdawy, Drum Major.
The officers anthorized to recruit for the "Continentals" in North East Precinct were Rufus Herrick, Captain, Charles Graham, first Lieut., and Jesse Thompson. second Lieutenant. Their warrants were issued June 28, 1775, by the Provincial Congress then sitting in New York. It dis- solved two days afterward-June 30th-as the British were about taking posssession of the city. Zephaniah Platt, Gilbert Livingston and Melanc- thon Smith constituted the military committee for Dutchess County. This committee received the above warrants from the Provincial Congress.
By order of the Provincial Congress in 1475, four regiments or bat- talions were raise l in the Province of New York, and in 1775 another was raised, making the fifth. The above with their companies-Herrick, Gra- ham and Thompson-were assigned to the Fourth Regiment, of which. June 30, 1775, James Holmes was Colonel, Philip Van Courtlandt Lieut. Colonel, Barnabas Tuthill Major, Benjamin Chapman Quartermaster, Eb- enezer Haviland Surgeon, and Isaac Smith, Surgeon's mate. This regiment was fourth in rank, according to a resolution of the Provincial Congress, which assigned the rank of each regiment. In the rank of field officers of these four regiments, the choice under the "New Arrangement," fell to Goes (written Goose) VanShaick Colonel, Philip VanConrtlandt Lieut. Col., and Peter Ganesvoort Major. Col. Holmes and Major Tuthill resigned soon after the organization of the regiment, not being satisfied with the " new arrangement." Col. Holmes joined the Tories.
CHARLES GRAHAM ..
Charles Graham was a resident of North East Precinct, and in a list of thirty-two first lientenants he stood sixteen in military merit. November 21, 1776, he was captain of the third company in the second regiment un- der Col. Philip Van Courtlandt, in which place and position he appears in 1777. He signed a petition against the further depreciation of continental
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money, a petition which was circulated generally about that time. He was a committee with Henry Sherburne to procure signers to the "associ- ation " in this Precinct in 1775. He appears latest in connection with the army officially, in making a return Feb. 3, 1780, of "improperly absentees from this regiment."
LEWIS GRAHAM.
Lewis Graham, brother to Charles, was elected to the first Provincial Congress of the Colony of New York, May 8, 1715, from Westchester Coun ty. November 7th following, he was re-elected to the second Provincial Congress, which convened in New York November 14th following, which continued without dissolution-having several sessions-until the second Tuesday of May, 1776. Mr. Graham was an associator from Westchester County, and a member of the sub-committee of the "borough and town of Westchester" in "75 and '76, and in the latter year was a member of the committee to detect conspiracies, in which he took an active part. He held a commission as Colonel and was also Judge. llis name appears in the early civil records of North East Precinct, where an inherited land in- terest was located. He signed the "association " when member of the first Provincial Congress of New York, held in New York, May 26, 1775, when all the members signed the same.
MORRIS GRAHAM.
Morris Graham, brother to Charles and Lewis, was one of the commit- tee-composed of two, William Stewart was the other-from North East Precinct, to attend a general meeting of the several precincts of Duchess Connty, held in Charlotte Precinet April 14, 1775, to elect delegates to the Provincial Convention, which was to meet in New York April 20th follow . ing. Morris Graham was chosen as a delegate at this Precinct meeting, and his associate county delegates were Robert R. Livingston and Egbert Benson. Mr. Graham was not a member of the first Provincial Congress, but was chosen at the election of the second Congress, as appears from the following certificate :
"This is to certify that at the election held at Poughkeepsie in the county of Dutchess in pursuance of a resolution of the Provincial Congress of this Colony on the 2 th of October last, under the inspection of the gen- eral committee of the said County on the seventh and eighth days of November 1775. Petrus Tenbroeck, Beverly Robinson, Cornelius Humphrey, Henry Schenck, Gilbert Livingston, John Kaine, Jacob Everson, Morris Graham and Robert G. Livingston. Jun., Esquires, were elected deputies for the County of Dutchess, with power to them or any three of them, to represent the said county in a Provincial Congress for the Colony of New York appointed to meet at the city of New York on the fourteenth instant.
"EGBERT BENSON, Chairman Committee. "Dutchess County, November 8, 1775."
Morris Graham was an associator, and with Augustine Graham, his brother, was a member of the committee in North East Precinct to attend the election of military officers.
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In 1775 he was Lieut. Colonel in Colonel Ten Broeck's regiment of militia. This regiment was first in rank of the six regiments of Militia in Dutchess County. Subsequently he was promoted to Colonel, and as such officer headed the list of officers in his regiment in a petition to "Honora- ble George Clinton, Esqr., Brigadier General in the United States of America" to appoint Abraham Teller as surgeon for this regiment in the place of William Forman who had been appointed "without the knowledge or recommendation of Colonel of said regiment or any of the other officers" and whom they pray "to be discharged." Clinton referred the petition to a committee which reported "the surgeon was regularly appointed and your committee are of opinion is a matter in which they may not of right interfere." Clinton denied the petition. The officers signing this petition were Morris Graham, Col. ; Roswell Hopkins, Lieut. Col. ; William Barker, Major; Reuben Hopkins, Adjutant; Captains-William Stewart, Peter- Stoutenburgh, Andrew Hermance, John VanSteenburgh, Elisha Barlow, James Teller; Lieutenants-John C. Hardenburgh, Ebenezer Mott, Wil- liam Deniston, Harmon J. Knickerbacker, George Sharp, John Seton, Ben- jamin Bogardus, Samuel Waters, Stephen Edgett, Willian Mead, Ezra St. John, Ebenezer Carter.
December 19, 1776, " a secret committee was appointed by the conven- tion of this state, directing a number of volunteers to be raised under the command of Colonels Dubois, Graham and Thomas, Lieut-Colonel Hammer and Capt. Dutcher."
Col. Graham was an ardent patriot and went into the service at the commencement of the Revolution, and remained in the service until the end. He was in command as colonel in several regiments and much esteemed. He died in 1805 or 6 in Deerfield, N. Y, at the home of his his sister, Arabella Graham. He never married. Col. Lewis Graham of Westchester Co., was a brother.
WILLIAM STEWART.
William Stewart was the associate of Morris Graham from North East Precinct to attend a meeting in Charlotte Precinbt April 14 1775, to elect delegates to the Provincial Convention in New York city. Being an asso- ciator he was one of the committee associated with Nathaniel Mead, J. Simmons and Frederick Ham to secure names to the "Association," and also one of the committee appointed to inspect the election of officers of the companies in North East Precinct, August 26, 1775. He was adjutant in Col. Ten Broeck's regiment, to which these companies were assigned .. At a later date he was captain in a regiment, Colonel Morris Graham com- manding.
JAMES STEWART.
"Captain" James Stewart attempted to enlist a company in 1776, and after enlisting nearly half the required number the committee on stores,
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reported "that the 37 arms now fit for use be put into the hands of Captain James Stewart for the use of the men now raised and to be raised by him."
James Livingston in a letter to John Jay dated "New York, 21. August, 1776," writes "as soon as Stewart's company is filled, General Washington will order him northward." This company, though not full, was joined to the New York second Independent regiment, Colonel Wm. Malcolm commanding. The Colonel received orders to stop the pay to Captain Stewart for recruiting, hence the company was not filled. Stewart subsequently memorialized the Provincial Congress for pay in raising this company. With what success is not reported.
December 14, 1726, under the "new arrangement" -- a reorganization of the army about that time-he was captain in the fifth New York Continental regiment, Colonel Louis DuBois commanding. February 12, 1777, he sent a memorial to the Committee of Safety, then convened in New York, for the back pay of Allen Grant who enlisted under Stewart in the company assigned to Colonel Malcolm's regiment. Grant was taken prisoner on New York island, September 15, 1776, and subsequently exchanged at Milford, Connecticut. The Committee referred him to Colonel Malcolm, writing " as it is most likely the Colonel received pay for such as had the misfortune to be made prisoners of war."
Captain Stewart was one of the board at a general court martial, Colonel Louis DuBois president, held at Fort Montgomery, April 30, 1777, by order of Brigadier General George Clinton. He signed a petition against the further depreciation of the Continental currency, and his last military act, according to the record, was a "return" in February, 1780, " of the absentees of the 5th New York Regiment. James Stewart, Capt. Commanding."
Reference has been made to a "New Arrangement" or re-organization of the army in 1776. How this came about, and its result, is not generally known. The general congress at Philadelphia September 16, 1776, "RESOLVED that eighty-eight Battalions be enlisted as soon as possible, and that the State of New York furnish four of that number, and that the appointment of all officers and filling up vacancies (except general) be left to the government of the several states."
Officers were commissioned or warranted with the rank assigned for the enlistment of volunteers in accordance with this resolution, the persons enlisting expecting to serve in the respective companies of the enlisting officers. But October second following, the general congress said: "As the army has greatly suffered through the defeat of some of its regimental officers, therefore RESOLVED that it be recommended to the assemblies and conventions of the respective states to use their utmost endeavors that all the officers to be hereafter appointed be men of honor, known abilities, without a particular regard to their having before been in service." In accordance with this resolution, October 15, 1776, "the convention of the
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representatives of this state" by ballot appointed John Jay, Lewis Graham. Robert Harpur, James Duane, Jacob Cuyler, Robert Yates and William Duer-to whom Charles DeWitt was afterwards added-a committee to get the character and ability of the inferior officers then in the army. Lewis Graham, Robert Harpur, and Charles De Witt were sent to the army under Washington, and James Duane, Jacob Cuyler and Robert Yates were sent to the army under General Schuyler to obtain information and report to the "Committee of Arrangement" which met at Fishkill on the fifteenth day of November, 1776.
The next day-sixteenth-the Committee proceeded to appoint the Colonels for the four battalions under the "New Arrangement" and were "unanimous" in appointing Goes Van Schaick colonel of the first battalion Philip Van Courtlandt of the second, and Peter Ganesvoort for the third. As to the fourth a discussion arose respecting Henry B. Livingston, who was recommended by Genl. Washington as a "brave and active officer," and Lieut. Colonel Wisenfels. Much was said in favor of each, and finally out of respect to General Washington, Livingston was appointed colonel of the fourth battalion.
About this time the fifth regiment was being raised and Lewis Dubois, a colonel in the first organization, was asked to command, which in the order would make him fifth in rank, and under Colonel Livingston, He declined, stating that he was a major under General Montgomery in Can- ada when Livingston was a captain, and further when a colonel under the first arrangement in 1775 he commanded Livingston, then a Lieut. Colonel. This and much more was said before the committee who informed Living- ston of the difficulty. At first "he seemed unwilling to yield it, but before he left the room told the committee that if Colonel DuBois' appoint- ment to that rank would conduce to the public service he would acquiesce." The committee reported this arrangement to the convention, and under its recommendation Congress ordered the raising of the fifth battalion (regi- ment) and appointed the colonels of the five regiments to rank in this order Van Schaick, Van Courtlandt, Ganesvoort, DuBois and Livingston. These changes produced dissatisfaction to some extent throughout Dutchess County, and retarded enlistments. Many officers in the first organizations resigned and never returned to the army, the reason as reported in the Manuscripts being "either on account of promotion, resignation or death " The returns in the military manuscripts are greatly mixed and confused in consequence of the "new arrangement," as officers and companies are changed to different regiments, which changes are placed on file without explanation.
COURTS MARTIAL.
It was in the winter of '76 and '77 when the "New Arrangement" was being made. The disappointment and diaffection it cansed, increased the morale of the opposite or "Tory" side, and eased the burden of those
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weighed down or silenced for conscience' sake. When the war was inaug- unrated in 1775 at the battle of Lexington the branches of the government of the colony of New York were loyal to King George III. The machinery for beginning a new government was in the hands of a few men like George Clinton, Philip Schuyler, Robert R. Livingston, Jr., and Abraham Ten Broeck to lead and direct, who, as a class were too few to accomplish much with an almost equally divided people.
The list from the North East Precinct already given shows a large num- ber who refused to sign the association, and as a great proportion against was found in southern Columbia and further north. In the Mohawk Valley Sir John Johnson boasted "the Tories were as five to one."
Against all this opposition of nearly two years an army, such as it was, had been raised, and a new state government formed, and at the time of the "new arrangement" in the late winter and early spring of 1777 it had sustaining strength. The screws tightened by every turn of the lever in the form of Court Martial, which now had an army to support that court in the execution of its judgment It could sit, hear, decide and condemn without fear, but as yet sentence of execution remained with the "Commit- tee of Safety."
About this time-the spring of 1777-England organized and set in motion her last and greatest campaign against America, known in history as the "tripartite campaign." Agents were secretly enlisting men in North East Precinct and Livingston's Manor for the King's army in April and May of that year. These were closely watched. and enlistor and enlisted were sent to Kingston, where a court martial was held in June 1777. Its doings index the times, and the proceedings of the court are thus recorded :
"Examination of Tories from Livingston's Manor confined in Kingston Gaol and resolution respecting them.
"Jerry Wheeler, of Livingston's Manor, being examined, said that Jerry Finkle and Christian Ware administered to him the oath of secrecy and allegiance to King George in the month of April last, that he has been imprisoned about six weeks, had got six loaves and three quarts of peas, 8 s.
"John Lyke, of Livingston Manor, being examined saith, that he was sworn to secrecy by said Jerry Finkle and Christian Ware, that he has been confined here abont six weeks, and during that time had received five loaves, 5 s.
"Christopher Hagadorn, of the said Manor, being examined, said that he has taken the oaths of secreey and allegiance to King George, that Christian Ware administered to him the said oaths. That Peter Krine and John Moore told him on the Monday next succeeding the Friday that
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the powder had been stolen out of Mr. Livingston's mill, that the quantity so taken was nine hundred weight. That he has been six weeks impris- oned here during which time he has had six loaves of bread and once pork, 7 s.
"Hendrick Smith, Jun., of said Manor, acknowledged that at the house of Peter Miller, of Nobletown, (Hillsdale .- I. H.) the aforesaid Ware with said Finkle administered an oath of secrecy to him. That he has been con- fined here seven weeks, during which time he has got five loaves of bread, 5 s.
"Arent Decker, of said Manor, acknowledged that he has been sworn to secrecy and allegiance to King George by said Ware and Finkle. That he has a siek wife and six small children. That he has been seven weeks a prisoner, during which time he has had six loaves, and biscuits twice and two pints of peas, 9 s."
"Thos. Anderson being duly sworn deposeth and saith he lives next neighbor to Dr. Latham in the manor of Livingston, that he never swore either the oath of secrecy or allegiance to the King, that John Rossman wanted him to swear, for that they (meaning the Tories) were well forti- fied. Said Rossman then told him that Capt. Benjamin VanLuven, of the Little Nine Partners, (Benj. VanLuven lived on the Lewis Keefer farm, Pine Plains .- I. H.) had taken seven hundred weight of powder, and had also taken the lead from the nets at the river, and that a brother to Capt .. Donald (Daniel) Wilson helped said Rossman to cast the bullets.
THOS. ANDERSON.
Sworn before me June 24, 1777.
PETER. P. VANZANDT.
" William Merrifield, (of North East Precinet .- I. H.) prisoner saith, that he was sworn to secrecy by Arnault Veile, that Capt. Benjamin Van Luven of the Little Nine Partners, told his family in the hearing of the prisoner, that there was powder stolen, and leads cut off the nets at the river, that Benjamin Knickerbaeker and he had been fishing at the said river, that while a prisoner here he has had three loaves of bread of the commissary and that he had pork twice. 6 s.
" Ulrick Streble (modern Strever .- I. H.) prisoner saith, that Arnout Viele has in April last sworn him to seerecy and allegiance to King George at the house of Hendric Huysraat, that while in confinement here he has had twelve leaves and nine quarts of peas, 17 s.
" Teunis Snyder saith he was sworn to secreey and allegiance to King George by Christian Ware and Jerry Finkle, that Ware and Finkle said they had got their power from Col. John Hueston and that said Col. had orders from General Howe and Governor Tryon. That he has had while in confinement fourteen loaves of bread, 14 s.
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"Nicholas Wheeler saith he has been sworn to secrecy and allegiance to the King by Christian Ware and Yerick Viele. That while in confine- ment he has had six loaves of bread, 6 s.
" Johannis Dings saith he has been sworn to secrecy and allegiance to King George by Arnout Viele That he has got five loaves of bread and peas twice, 6 s.
"Daniel McIntyre saith he has been sworn to secrecy by Arnout Viele, who offered him the oath of allegiance also, but he refused him, that he has been seven weeks in prison, that he got eight loaves, 8 s.
" Jacob Teethriek (modern Diedrick .- I. H.) saith he has been sworn to secrecy by Christopher Superly and one Rogers, saith he lives in Livingston Manor. That he has been in prison six weeks and has had twelve loaves, 12 s.
"Kingston, June 24, 1777.
"In committee for examining and releasing prisoners. Present Mr. VanZant, Mr. Harper.
" Resolved, That having examined the following persons confined in the Fleet prison, and finding them willing to come under the obligation of an oath of allegiance to this state, they have been recommended for pardon by the committee of the manor of Livingston.
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