of Ballston, aided Burgoyne, 82. Bonds, taken by commissioners for conspiracies, 12; prosecuted, canceled and released by same, 13; deserters put under, 39; prisoners, when discharged, put under, 42; amount of, varied greatly, 42; renewal of, required in summer of 1780, 42-43; suf- ficiency of those going on, how determined, 43, 135; judges and magistrates prevented from bail- ing persons committed by mit- timus from commissioners for conspiracies, 44; release of tory major by Albany board on, 45; taken by sub-board at Still- Bonds — continued, water, 56, 466-467; taken at Albany for return of sloop from New York, 201; secretary of Albany board to prepare list of persons under, with amounts, 441-442; bailsman must be free- holder, 471 ; persons released on, to be reimprisoned in order to expedite their exchange, 473, 476; bond of exchanged tory returned, 626. Bondt, Matthyse. See Boom, Matthias. Bonestel. See also Bonistel, Boonstel. Bonestel (Bonistel), Henry (Hen- drick), of Claverack district, laborer, disaffected person, ap- prehended and committed, 569; released on bail, 585. Bonistel. See also Bonestel, Boonstel. Bonistel, Hendrick, tory, sent pris- oner to Albany, 553; confined, 554- Bonistel, Petrus, tory, sent pris- oner to Albany, 553; confined, 554- Bont. See also Bunt. Bont (Bunt), Peter, member of guard paid for conveying sus- pected robbers to Albany, 106 (note), 124 (note); helps bring prisoner to Albany, 363; paid for this service, 363, 812; money paid to, 810. Boom, Abraham, farm once be- longing to, 655. ■:izOi'i>-:'t:ur.o" mors at'*.* 26 State of New York Boom, Matthias (Mathias), guide, ordered to attend meeting of Albany board, 144; express sent to Coeymans for, 174. Boon, Peter, of Tryon county, to be examined, 628. Boonstel. See also Bonestel, Bonistel. Boonstel (Bonestel), Frederick, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, weaver, confined for going to the enemy, 149; examined and released on bail, 149; his bail augmented on account of depreciation of cur- rency, 459. Borst, Peter, of Schoharie, farmer, bailsman for William Loucks, 500. Boskerk. See also Van Buskerk. Boskerk, Lowrence, bailsman for Isaac L. Witbeck, Joachim Col- lier and John G. Klauw, 160, Boskerk, Martin, bailsman for Joseph Concklin, 112. Boss, Nicholas, released on bail and taking oath, 104; his signa- ture, with mark, to oath, 831. Bottger, Andries, deserter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 201; allowed to live in Schoharie, 201. Bought. See Boght. Bound Brook (Broock), N. J., continental soldier at, deserts to enemy, 412. Bourn, Thomas, deserter from Burgoyne, apprehended as suspicious character, 553; dis- charged, 553. Bovee. See also Bovie. Bovee, Rykert, of Maple Town, farmer, bailsman for John Hod- kison, 675. Bovie (Bovee), Abraham, of Hoos- ick district, farmer, ordered to assist in apprehending men who have returned from Canada, 151; bailsman for Jacob Tim- merman, 664. Bovie, Philip, bailsman for Joseph Devall, 106. Bowen, Timothy, ordered to ar- rest persons who have rescued prisoner from officer, 372. Bowen, William, released on bail, 169; his reimprisonment decided on, 473; to be forwarded from Schenectady to commissary of prisoners, 497-498, 506. Bower, Nicholas, lieutenant, brings prisoner from Livingston Manor to Albany, 653. Bowman, Andrew, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, accused of intend- ing to join enemy, 475-476. Bowmans (Bowman's) Kill, Mont- gomery county, 432. Boyd, James, bailsman for Janet Clement, 227; bailsman for Alexander Carson, 370. Boyd, John, bailsman for James I3l'ikely, 148; bailsman for Alexander McAuley, 164; bails- man for John Purves, John Murray, John Howard and Dougall McAslin, 249; receives permission to take Janet Cle- ment to Philadelphia, 320; sur- .yjo ' ■ «4 Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 27 Boyd, John — continued. render of Alexander (William) McAuley required of, 490. Boyd, John, Jr., of Ballston, millwright, arrested by conti- nental troops at Jessup's Pat- ent, 147; ordered confined, 148; released on bail, 163-164; his bail renewed, 509. Boyn. See Boin. Bradshaw, William, of Half Moon, farmer, bailsman for Samuel Burns, 622; allowed to deliver up Burns, 634. Bradt. See also Bratt. Bradt, Adrian (Andrian), of Onis- kethau, farmer, disaffected per- son, charge against, to be ex- amined, 516; cited to appear before Albany board, 524; com- mitted, 526; released on bail, 530; robbers stop at his house, 744-745; ordered to appear be- fore Albany board, 745; on bail within prescribed limits, 745- 746; surrendered by bailsman, 747- Bradt, Adrian (Andrian), Jr., of Oniskethau, farmer, appre- hended, 745; released on bail, 745; confined on charge of har- boring robbers, 748; released on bail, 77c^77i. Bradt, Albert, of Oniskethau, bailsman for Jacob Haines, Bradt, Daniel B., of Hoosick dis- trict, lieutenant colonel, witness cited to give evidence regarding Bradt, Daniel B. — continued, his conduct, 438; orders re- moval of tory families, 527-528; certifies request of tory women to remain at home, 528. Bradt, Gerrit, of the Helderbergs, yeoman, bailsman for Lidia Currey, 446. Bradt, Jan, his testimony respect- ing robbers in