William E. Roscoe in his History of Schoharie
County says that on the 24th of January
1775 an association was formed named the "Committee of Correspondence
and Committee of Safety of Albany City and County." The same extended their
powers and duties and were called in addition "Committee of Protection."
A Fort Klock web page www.fortklock.com/namesalbany.htm
lists the names of the Albany Committee of Correspondence and adjoining
precincts taken from the volume of minutes published by the State of New York in
1925. This volume given the minutes in detail under date of each separate
meeting.
I am researching the September 1781 massacre of the
family of Johannes Dietz at Beaver Dam (Berne), Albany County. A DAR lineage
book says that Johannes was a member of the Committee of Safety of
Beaverdam. While Johannes' brother William's name is on the list of the
Schoharie Committee of Safety, I do not find Johannes' name on the Fort
Klock web page, nor have I been able to find any other reference to a Beaver Dam
Committee of Safety. Does this mean that the DAR lineage book is wrong, or am I
overlooking a source?
Hal Miller