Jacob, of Albany, mer- chant, bailsman for Jacob Saltsbergh, 696. Cuyper. See Cooper. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 73 DAET, Johannis, Jr., of Hoo- sick district, farmer, bails- man for Jacob Timmerman, 664. Danby (Charlotte county), Vt., tory ensign apprehended at, committed to prison in Albany, 45»5i5- Daniels (Danials), Cornelia, wife of Dirck Daniels, warned to re- move from state, 523; allowed to remain at home, 525. Daniels (Danials), Dirck, tory, his family ordered to remove from state, 523; in service of enemy, 525. Daniels, Jacob, witness against Edward McGurkey, 736. Darling, Abner, of Pittstown, farmer, disaffected person, ap- prehended, 609; released on bail, 610; his oath of allegiance, 832. Darrow, David, of New Lebanon, farmer, apprehended on sus- picion that he is collecting sheep for use of enemy, 452; rejects authority of state and refuses to do military duty, 452; commit- ted, 453; released on 'bail, 542. Davenport, Humphrey, bailsman for Nicholas Boss, 104, Davidson, James, deserter from continental army, apprehended and committed, 680. Davidson, Samuel, of Pennsyl- ' vania, deserter from continen- tal army, sent under guard from Catskill, 700; delivered to Gen- eral Clinton, 700. Davis, Mrs., pass to Poughkeep- sie given to, 222. Davis, , his examination by Albany board, 396. Davis, Benjamin, testimony re- ceived concerning, 436. Davis, Evan, of Rensselaerwyck, released on recognizance, 155. Davis, John, under suspicion at Schenectady, 121 ; Albany board asks commissioners at Fishkill about him, 121. Davis, John, of Tryon county, sent under charges from Pough- keepsie to Albany, 584; com- mitted, 584. Davis, Peter, of Tryon county, tory deserter, surrenders him- self to Colonel Frederick Fisher, 284; to be put under recogni- zance to appear at Tryon county court, 284-285. Davis, Robert, of Normans Kil, schoolmaster, accused of en- couraging continental soldiers to desert, 415; to disprove charge or surrender himself to jailer of city and county of Albany, 415; released on recognizance, with limits prescribed, 439; gives bail, 506. Davis, William, gives information against tory, 469-470. Davis, William, testifies respect- ing robbery of Peter Van Slyck, 744- Dawes, William, of Worcester, Mass., his account of Thomas Gleason, 695. I, ... f ) 74 State of New York Dawson, Volckert (Volkert), or- dered to receive sick prisoners at fort of Albany, 107, 128; or- dered to take Mrs. Cole into custody, 200; ordered to re- ceive David Van Schaack and others, 244; paid for necessaries provided for prisoners, 319,811. Deal, Lowrence (Lourence, Low- rance), of Coxsackie, farmer, disaffected person, apprehended and committed, 567; examined, 568; released on bail, 578-579; released from obligation to ap- pear at court, 617. Dean (Deane), Stewart (Stuwart), commissioner for conspiracies, Albany county board, appoint- ment, 67, 670; his attendances at Albany board meetings, 74; signs oath, 80, 670; to search house for papers from Canada, 760; money paid to, 814; fur- nishes return of tories removed or held for exchange, 834-835. Death Penalty. See Felony, Treason. De Bo, Charles, prisoner, sent from Poughkeepsie to Albany, 93- Declaration of Independence, 10; Defamation, of military officers, 44, 152, 155; of commissioners for conspiracies, 44; of Wash- ington, 56, 454; of continental congress, 454. De Forest (De Freest), Jacob, cap- tain of volunteer rangers raised De Forest, Jacob — continued, in Manor of Rensselaerwyck, 49 ; his rangers discharged, 50, 413; ordered to arrest robbers, 53, 181; to search for stolen papers and goods, 53, 181; to appre- hend lurking strangers, 53, 181 ; to arrest Egbert Ostrander and wife, 18 r; to deliver watch to John Seton on proof of owner- ship, 215; takes charge of stolen goods, 246; ordered to deliver up stolen goods on proof of ownership, 246; instructions to, for command of his company, 347-348; his rangers seize sol- dier from Burgoyne's army, 358; bill for services performed by him and eight others, 413 (note); ordered to apprehend robber, 469; to apprehend Ger- man prisoners of war, 710, 716; commits prisoner to care of George Scharp, 715. Delamater, Dirk, of Claverack, cited to appear before Albany board, 181-182; procures cer- tificate that he has taken oath of allegiance, 186, 195. Delaware river, prisoner taken near, 372, 374. Delong, Elias, summoned before commissioners at Stillwater, 466. Demoray, , captain, brings dangerous prisoner from Pough- keepsie, 363; prisoner returned to his care, 363. Demoray, Nicholas, of Tomhan- nock, bailsman for James Agen, 1- O: -irl" '*U ^ t Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 75 Demoray, Nicholas — continued. 99; on recognizance as witness in robbery case, 99. Dencker, Henry, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, captain, examined by Albany board, 640; bailsman for Andries Stoll, 669. Dennison (Dennlston), Hugh, of Albany, innkeeper, cited before Albany board for expressions injurious to the members, 348; bailsman for Henry Thiell, 681. Dennison, James, testifies regard- ing Henry Thiell, 681. De Peyster (Depeyster), Abraham, clerk of commissioners, money paid