FISH KILLS CONNOR'S TAVERN 13 Jany 1777 Com" met Present John Jay Chairman Gen. Morris « Cap* Van Gaasbeck & Martin Cornel brought to this Com* Charles Vincent and John Buyce whom they had prisoner. Appd near Sack Riders in the Mountains. They also produced to the Com* the Examination of the sd Moses Sackrider respecting them. They were travelling thro' about 11 oClock at Night. " Vincent being exd says he was going to his Father t0 fetch a horse which he had left there about a Week ago. This his Brother Lewis Vincent who lives at his Fathers sells salt for six shillings pr Bushell & the Ex* intended to have brought some with him. That his Cousin David Heusted keeps a Boat at EastChester Landing & keeps a Tavern & little Shop there. And that Heusted sells pins for a Shilling a paper. That John Buyce was going down with him to see East Chester. That Ex* intended to go by Virtue of an old Pass from Eliab Yeomans, & that on his Telling Yeomans he wanted to go again, & giving him to understand he wanted another Pass, he told Ex* he had better wait, & said he reckoned the old pass would do. That John Buyce had no Pass. CHARLES VINCENT