suspect, con- fined in Fleet prison, 249; es- capes on way to Hartford, 249; apprehended, and released on bail, 249. Docksteder, Frederick, bailsman for John Docksteder, 216. ! "to ' ' J.' ' ' ^ Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 77 Docksteder, Hendrick, bailsman for John Docksteder, 216. Docksteder (Dockstader), Jo- hannis (John), of Tryon county, Albany board seeks to learn nature of charge against, 213- 214; released on bail, 215-216; warrant against, for assisting wounded tory soldier, 563. Docksteder, John, under arrest by mistake, 584-585; discharged, 585. Documentation, need of painstak- ing endeavor in historical, 66. Dole, James, cited to appear be- fore Albany board, 178; refuses oath of allegiance, 178; advised of day for removal, 191; his re- fusal certified to secretary of state, 197-198; presents to com- missioners objections to oath, 203; detained at Albany for exchange, 206, 835; exchanged and paroled, 237, 244; to be sent to Poughkeepsie, 239; in charge of Captain Edward Willet, 245. Donaldson, John, cited before Albany board for propagating groundless rumors, 341; ex- amined and discharged, 342. Dorman (Dormen), Moses (Mose), tory suspect, ordered confined, 87; persuaded person to join Burgoyne, 431. Dorn, Barber, wife of John M. Dorn, charged with secreting stolen goods, 305; examined and discharged, 305. Dorn, John Michel, tory suspect, order for his arrest, 94; arrested and confined, 107; released on bail, 122; confined on charge of secreting stolen goods, 305; witnesses cited to appear against, 307; confesses, 308; recom- mitted, 308; witness against, asked to state time of his offense, 533. Doty (Dotey), C )rnelius, bails- man for Asa Flint, in; bails- man for Blackman Browning, 420; discharged from security for Browning, 430. Doty, }., money paid to, 807. Douglass, Wheeler, of Albany, innkeeper, bailsman for William Pemberton, 488. Douw, Abraham, of Albany, gentleman, bailsman for Jaco- bus Ostrander, 483. Douw, Peter W., supposedly stolen goods delivered by Albany board in custody of, 138. Douw, Volckert P., asks permis- sion fc^^ieturn of certain persons removed within enemy's lines, 272. Douw, Volkert A., of Albany, gentleman, bailsman for John Palmer, 669; bailsman for James Watson, 683. Dovj, John, prisoner delivered to Albany board by General Hand, 271. Down, Thomas, tory suspect, his arrest, 330; delivered up to cap- tain of continental army, 346. 78 State of New York Drake, John, money paid to, for expense of guard, 807. Drew, Paul, ordered confined, 168; removed to hospital on account of illness, 219; re- manded to jail, 242; released on bail, 256. Drummond, James. See Drum- mond, John. Drummond, John (James), of Niskayuna, farmer, harbors emissaries from enemy, 538; cited to appear before Albany board, 538; avows loyalty to British crown, 542; released on bail, 543. Drummond (Drumond), Peter, lieutenant, confined, 187; re- leased on bail, 191 ; allowed to go to Poughkeepsie to solicit exchange, 255; discharged, 428. Duane, James, writes to Albany board about Dr. James Latham, 238. Duanesburg (Duanesburgh), Sche- nectady county resident, of, 717. Du Bois, Benjamin, captain, lodges information against three persons, 675; requested to have warrant served, 676; appre- hends Luke Dewitt, 689, Du Bois, Cornelius, lieutenant colonel, requested to remove certain persons at Catskill, 774- , Du Bois, Lewis, colonel, sends prisoners from Johnstown to Albany, 364. Du Calon. See Dukelon. Duel, Silas, in Dutchess county jail on charge of complicity in robbery, 246; information given to, by Esack Mosier, 247; his advice to Mosier, 247. Duer, William, commissioner for conspiracies, Dutchess county board, appointment, 68. Duet, Johannis, of Hoosick, far- mer, bailsman for Dennis Dunn, 688. Dukelon (Du Calon), Stephen, prisoner, sent by committee of Claverack district to Albany, loi; confined, loi; refused satisfactory answers about rob- bery committed at Coxsackie, 108; remanded to prison, 108. Dun. See Dunn. Dunbar, John, witnesses cited in case of, 196, 438. Duncan, John, of Schenectady, cited to appear before Albany board, 178; prevented by sick- ness from appearing, 180; given time to consider taking oath of alle .*'^ince, 189; submits affi- davit and certificate, 198; takes oath, 198; writes to Albany board concerning Stutley Scran- tum, 206; said to have received letters from enemy, 495; his oath, 832-833. Dunham, flezekiah, captain, wit- ness against Jotham Bemus, 306; certifies to good behavior of James Brisben, 727. Dunham, Holtham, captain, war- rant served upon, 406 (note); ' us I nil Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 79 Dunham, Holtham — continued, his testimony concerning Jo- tham Bemus received, 408; has conferences with persons from Canada, 764-765; examined and confined, 765; his examina- tion sent to Governor Clinton, 765; his information touching one Rodgers, 766-767. Duning, Eph., money paid to, insert opp. 821. Dunn (Dun), Dennis, deserter from British army, 84; has drunk the king's health, 686, 692; his arrest, 687; released on bail, 688; witnesses cited to appear against, 688-689; ball renewed, 693. Dunneway, James, of Albany,