Pa«e Table of Contents 5 Introduction -- Chapter I: Inquisitorial Bodies of New York during the American Revolution -- Origin of the Commissioners for detecting and defeating Conspiracies -- -- Their legal Status Development of their Authority and Powers --Complaints against their Jurisdiction -- Repealed and vested Courts in 9 Introduction-- Chapter II: Operation of the Function of the Commissioners as revealed by the Proceedings of the Albany County Board. -- General Statement of Organization -- Counterfeiters -- Deserters -- Murders Passes -- Prisoners -- Protection -- Rangers -- Relations with other Boards and with Local Committees -- Robberies and Plunder -- Toryism and Disaffection Treason 35 The Manuscript 63 List of Commissioners for Conspiracies 67 Schedule of Meetings 69 Record of Attendances 73 Half-Title to Manuscript, Volume 1 Minutes 79 Half-Title to Manuscript, Volume II 297 Minutes (Continued) 299 Half-Title to Appendixes 775 Appendix I: Laws 777 Appendix II: Financial Accounts 803 Appendix III: Miscellanea 829

Analytical Index Volume III

FACSIMILES.

First page of the Minutes, exhibiting the Oath, in the handwriting of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, signed at different

times by the Commissioners Frontispiece to Vol. I.

Page of Minutes written by Mathew Visscher and Leonard Gansevoort, Jr Vol. I, opposite p. 94 Gansevoort's Oath as Secretary, entirely in his own handwriting Vol. I, opposite p. 292 First page of rough draft (an insert) in the second manuscript volume, with emendations by Leonard Gansevoort,

Jr Frontispiece to Vol. II.

Page of the clean copy of the second volume, showing Gansevoort's reappointment as Secretary. Vol. II, opposite p. 440 Gansevoort's full Bill for Services as Secretary to the Albany Board Vol. II, opposite p. 803