his house, 366; meeting of Albany board at his house, 367; arrest of persons who attempted to rob, 384-385. Cooper, Samuel, warrant for his arrest as dangerous person, 419. Cooper, William, warrant for his arrest as dangerous person, 419. Coopers, 338; 578; 657. CoppemoU (Cuppernul, Cupper- null), John, of Stone Arabia, his affidavit respecting Jacob J. Truax, 454; required to appear before Hugh Mitchell at Schenectady, 503; letter from Hugh Mitchell concern- ing, 509; required to give evidence in supreme court, 593- 594; removes to Schoharie, 750; to enter into recognizance, 750. Corbins, Thomas, his account, insert opp. 820. Cordwainers, 315; 483; 522; 532; 570; 624; 658; 668; 692; 712; 746. Corey's Bush. See Corry's Bush. Cormichael, John, bailsman for Isaac Lamb, 432. Corporal punishment, of prisoners, forbidden to commissioners for conspiracies, 13. Corres, John Lorentz, Hessian deserter from British army, allowed to go at large, 142. Correy, John, bailsman for John Waters, 192. Corry's (Corey's) Bush, Albany county, resident of, 614. Cortlandt, Philip, colonel, his regi- ment, 756. Cortlandt (Cortlandt' s) Manor, Westchester county, commis- sioners write from, 722. Cortman, Jacob, Albany board requests his arrest by Pough- keepsie board on charge of murder, 144. Cotton, Nathaniel, of Coxsackie, accused of enlisting men for enemy's service, 657; warrant issued for his arrest, 657; ex- amined and discharged, 662; cited as witness against Wil- liam Hartley, 732. Cough. See also Coch, Cock> Cogh, Kogh. Cough, Johannis, German de- serter from Burgoyne, confined, 293; released, 294. Cough, Philip, of the Helder- bergs, supposed to have been in New York, 671; examined and discharged, 672. Coughin, John, suspected of co- operating with enemy's scout- ing parties, 416. Council of Appointment. See New York: state. Council of Revision. See New York: state. yj'. ': ■' ■ ..it; ■■' " r .'.'■•••v'i'f o 68 State of New York Counterfeiters. See also Money. Gaunter feiters, 35; laws against, 37-38; closely confined, 38; commissioners for conspiracies issue warrants to constables for arrest of, 38; good money found upon, used to reimburse persons defrauded, 38, 282-283, 285, 287; bail refused for, 165; pay-bill for apprehending and committing, 188; two arrested and committed, 282; inquiry about two under arrest, 287- 288, 304; information about, 321 ; witnesses against one, under bonds to appear at court, 544. Courts, justices of peace empow- ered to release confined British deserters, 24, 791-792; of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, 24, 25, 32, 240, 271, 283, 285, 791, 792, 793, 802; warrants issued by judges of supreme court, 24, 791; justices of peace to notify removal of tory families, 26, 795; assembly committee recommends author- izing justices of peace to enlarge persons, instead of commission- ers for conspiracies, 30; clerks of general sessions given cus- tody of recognizances, 32, 800; clerk of supreme court to keep forfeited recognizances, 32, 800- 801; commissioners for con- spiracies to report to justices of peace a return of commit- ments, 32, 801; persons coming from British lines to be held for Courts — continued. general sessions, or put in jail, or subject to court of oyer and terminer, 32, 801-802; deserters held for supreme court, 39; issuance of passes by justices of peace, 41, 394, 448; com- missioners for conspiracies take opinion of supreme court judges as to oaths in doubtful case, 44, 189; habeas corpuses, 44, 154- 155; judges and magistrates prevented from bailing persons committed by mittimus from commissioners, 44, 155, 668, 779; senate recommends sup- pression of robberies by, 54; trial of felons by jury before courts of oyer and terminer, 55; powers of judges of supreme court and courts of oyer and terminer in cases of felony, 60 (note); institution of new capi- tal lavv^s in New York, 59; Albany board accepts decision of, in case of certain party under arrest, 106; inferior court of common pleas, 122; justice of peace certifies to taking oath of allegiance, 195; postponement of removal of witness in case before court of oyer and ter- miner, 226; justice of peace to be present at examination of prisoner charged with rob- bery, 246; bail accepted for appearance at court of general sessions, 265, 266, 269, 274, 275,278,407,411; grand jury r-' T ry," Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 69 Courts — continued. finds no bill against accused persons, 274, 275, 276, 278, 280; persons apprehended for attempt to join Brant give bail to appear before supreme court, 277, 278; witnesses bound to appear at supreme court, 279, 280, 418, 472, 473, 544, 593- 594, 606, 672, 750; bailed per- sons to appear at supreme court, 280, 378, 391, 403, 413, 415, 434» 436' 437» 462, 479' 492, 493. 504, 53i> 537' 562, 578, 605, 607, 618, 650, 651, 660, 663, 664, 665, 666, 669, 671, 673, 691, 693, 702, 712, 741, 749, 751; justice of peace con-