[No. 3395.]

Colonel Clyde's Tales of Disaster, Including the Enlistment of His Apprentice.

May it please your Excellency, About ten days ago Lieut. Smith, of Capt. Brown's Company of Artillery, Enlisted an ap prentice Lad of mine named James Simons, who was bound to me by his father, & had two years and Seven months to Serve; he was in the Seven months Service at Fort Schuyler; as soon as I was Inform'd that the Lad had Inlisted I follow'd him to Albany but unfortunately arrived a few hours after the Company had Sailed for West Point, by which I was prevented of obtaining any Redress, if I was Intituled to it; my Circumstances will not permit me to follow any farther. I, however, have taken the liberty of Representing this affair to your Excellency, & flatter myself that if in your power, afford me the Relief I am Intituled to.

The whole of my Personal property was destroy'd at Cherry Valley; a Crop I had Raised on the Mohawk River is again Burnt by the Enemy; the taken of a person from me who was & could be useful to me is an additional distress to which I was not Intitled.

If my apprentice could be annex'd to one of the Regiments of this State and the County of Tryon Credited for a man so that I might Receive a Compensation, I should be much better satisfied than at present. Your Excellency Interposition in this affair will much oblidge your most obed't Humble Servant

Albany, 30th Nov'r 1780.

Gov. Clinton.

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Saml. Clyde.

[No. 3396.]

Return of Flour Seized.

A Return of Flour Seized and Delivered for the use of the army of the army of the United States, being part thereof Seized in June & part in July last, but Remained unsettled untill this Month by Hend'k Wyckoff.

Flour

Prices of Total Am't

Where Deposited

Cornelius Van Sickelen and Teunis Van Bunschooten's Mills 66 128
William Hoogland's Barn

Total Seized

1 1

67 130

0

Do

Do

8th of last July

as seized, but unsetled as to the forfeiting

N. B. 24 bbls. of the above ment'd flour of H. Schenk were Return'd the 6th of last June
17 Do
Do
Do

thereof.

25 Do being the Remainder were seized in June last at the time of the General alarm, but have not been
Returned untill now, by Reason of not being able to obtain a Bill or Invoice of the Weight untill lately, as the
above flour of Mr. Schenk was not seized agreeable to an act of the Legislature of this State in that case made and
provided, Mr. Schenk has been paid £16 pr C for said flour & 24/ pr Bbl. for the Cask Cont'g s'd flour agreeable
to said act this flour I have Deliv'd for the use of the army at £19 pr C and 24/ pr Bbl so there Remains £3
pr C Due to this State, Amounting to

The above ment'd Bbl. flour of Mr. Outwater was a Bbl. of old flour being his property at the time he went to the Enemy, and was seized by Request of Theod's Van Wyck, one of the Commissioners for Sequestration & Deliv'd for the army's use, Amount'g to, (as above)

Due to the State

Time when Seized

Of whom

[No. 3397.]

List of Persons for Exchange.

List of Persons who have signed Certificates and request to be

William Hutton

some Time ago to be exchanged but have not yet signed certificates.

John Hodkison, of Jessup's Do

Ephraim Ayres, belonged to the Navy on Lake Champlain was

taken by Arnold in year 1775.

Wm. Hogan for David Abail

Wm. Somer for Peter Shart

Zachariah Overmore for Capt. Harris

Anthoney Abell, Peter Miller, Jeremiah Snyder, Elias Snyder, Frederick Sammons, Jacob Newkerk, William Newkerk, David Abell. Peter Short.

A Receipt for Women and Children Delivered Lt. McDonald of the British Novem'r, 1780.

Names of the Scoch women who are to be sent to the Enemy: Minis McDonald and four Children; Mr. John McDonald wife and one Child; Robert Dixen wife and two children; James McPherson's wife; William McCloud's wife and three children; Dunckin McDonald wife and fore Do; Alexander McDonald's wife and three Do; Alen McDonald's wife; Rovey McDonalds and three Children and a Servent; Jon. McDonald's wife and three Children; Anguis Cammorin's wife and two Do; Alexander Cammorin's wife and three Do; John Cammorin's wife and three Do; Alexander Chisolom wife and fore Do; Alexander McDonald's wife and five Do; Petter Grant wife and two Do; Jon. Merkenson's wife and Child and Seven Brothers and Sisters; Donald McLean's wife and three Children; John McDonald's wife and Seven Do; John McDonald's the Elder wife and two Do; Even McDonald's wife and one Do; Dunekin McPherson's wife and one Do; Locklen McPherson's wife; Donald Camaran's wife; John Frail wife and three Children; John McGrure wife and two Do; John Loney wife and four Children; Caleb Peck's wife and one Child; John Peskel wife and three Children; Philip Shaver wife and 6 Do; John Merrykson wife and 4 Do; Dunckin Merrykson wife and 2 Do; John Frasor wife and 2 Do; Angus McKay's wife and 3 Do; Donald McKay's wife and 3 Do; Philip Bross wife and 2 Do; Thomas Graham's wife and 4 Do; Alaxander Makipherson wife and 6 Do; Donald McGruer wife and 6 Do.

Total one hundred and fifty nine.

Received the above Number of Famileys from Capt. Hum

phery, by me

Allan McDonell, Leut.

[No. 3398.]

Returns of Men for Defence of Frontiers.

Returns of Heads of Classes delinquent to raise mon "To complete the Quota of the Troops of this State, to serve in the Army of the United States " by an act passed 9th Oct'r 1780. Remarks

John Jackson John M'Dowell Peter Gale Samuel Webb Who shall be dealt with according to Law in such Case provided. Return of Heads of Classes furnishing the present Levies, for Defence of the Frontiers.