bail to be prosecuted, 673. File, Christian, released on recog- nizance, 224. File, Christopher, his bail aug- mented to offset depreciation of currency, 459-460; assists in rescuing delinquents from officer, 644; apprehended and committed, 646; discharged after giving sureties to court, 668. File (Fill), Melchert (Melchart), of Rensselaerwyck Manor, far- mer, bailsman for Marte Fre- ligh, 134; confined, examined and '■ecommitted, 220; released on bail, 226; bailsman for Christopher File, 460; charged with passing counterfeit money, 544; ordered to appear before Albany board, 544; appre- hended for helping to rescue 0- T:XO tf^ Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 85 File, Melchert — continued, prisoners, 646; committed, 646; released on bail, 648. Filten, Filkens. See Filkins. Filkins (Filken), Abraham, of Rensselaer\\'yck Manor, farmer, bailsman for John Bacchos, 377; bailsman for Henry Filkins, 643- Filkins (Filkens), Henry, of Rens- selaerwyck Manor, farmer, ap- prehended for being present at tory meeting, 638-639; ordered to appear before Albany board, 639; furnishes bail, 641, 642, 643. Filkins, Jacob, bailsman for John Dusenbury, 381. Fillone, John, confined in Johns- town jail, petitions for release on bail, 212. Finances, funds for commission- ers, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29» 779-780, 787,^ 789, 790; resolutions in legislature for examining and adjusting public accounts, defeated, 23; resolu- tions of Congress (March 18, 1780), 25; financial records of New York during American Revolution, where now kept, 36, 803, 804; pay-bills and vouchers as to rangers, 49, 151- 152, 201, 221, 236, 344; Char- lotte county board procures, through Albany board, 50-51, 116, 133; State funds for Albany board often received through Poughkeepsie board, 51, Finances — continued. 283-284; pay-bill of secretary of Albany county board, 63-64; original vouchers and pay-bills of commissioners for conspira- cies now extant, 64; Albany board requests one thousand pounds, 80; account of Gerrit Van Hoesen ordered paid, loi; guards ordered paid for con- veying suspected robbers to Albany, 106, 124, 125, 133; pay-bill for arrest of robbers, 133; guards paid for bringing to Albany persons who passed counterfeit money, 136; pay of constable for seizing stolen goods, 138; pay for victualing and lodging prisoners and guard, 140-141; account of Richard Bronck ordered paid, 156; pay for bringing person from Northampton to Albany, 167; pay for articles for use of Albany board, 173-174, 184, 292; account of Cornelius Van Deusen ordered paid, 174; pay for services and expenses of militia party, 187; account of Christopher Hawk, constable, ordered paid, 188; pay of Isaac A. Fonda for conducting tories to Fishkill, 189 (note); salary of secretary of Albany board increased, 192; money deposited with new treasurer of Albany board by retiring treasurer, 195; pay for arrest of John Myer, 202; money paid ■''4 ! i ..r I 86 State of New York Finances — continued. to Colonel John Fisher for conducting tories from Albany to Poughkeepsie, 206, 228, 262; pay for bringing Nathaniel Mor- gan from Barrington, 221; ex- penses for conducting prisoners from Claverack to Albany, 221; account to be kept at Albany hos- pital for care of state prisoners, 224; Albany board receives £^00 from state treasurer, 231; account for ferrying Ryley's rangers across the Hudson, 233; Albany board entrusts £^0 to Isaac D. Fonda, 234; pay for serv'ing citations, 238, 250, 314; pay for information leading to arrest of robber, 250; pay for conveying party of men with prisoner from Kinderhook to Albany, 250; money taken from suspected person returned, 251; pay for arresting accesso- ries to robberies, 251; pay for arresting persons who have harbored robbers, 252; pay for notices of citations in news- papers, 253; pay of Isaac A. Fonda for conductino; tories from Kinderhook to Pough- keepsie, 258; pay for efforts of militia to apprehend persons from Canada, 261; pay for beef for state prisoners, 264- 265,285,291,292,311; pay for necessaries for prisoners, 267; account of Isaac Bogert ordered paid, 267; pay for bringing Finances — continued. robbers to jail, 278-279; Al- bany board receives ^^500 from state treasury, 284; pay of mar- shal to Albany board, 290; pay for apprehending persons on their way to Canada, 291; charges for conveying tory from Northampton to Albany paid by him, 292; gratuity allowed for information from Chemung, 293; Albany board draws on state treasurer for ;^i,ooo, 299; account of Major Isaac Goes paid, 307; payment to Isaac D. Fonda on salary account, 307; payment to Matthew Visscher on salary account, 308; pay- ment to Leonard Gansevoort, Jr., on salary account, 308; account for wood for prisoners paid, 309; payment to Cor- nelius Humphrey on salary ac- count, 311; payment to John M. Beeckman on salary ac- count, 311; payment to Hugh Mitchell on salary account, 314; account of Volckert Daw- son for necessaries provided for prisoners, 319; payment to Leonard Gansevoort, Jr., on salary account, 320; payment to John M. Beeckman on