Lieutenant Colonel Van Rens- selaer, 458; released on bail, 519- Armstrong, John, money paid to, 808. Armstrong, Nathan, of White Creek, bailsman for Francis Brock, 127. Armstrong, Robert, money paid to, 808. Arnold, Benedict, Colonel Richard Varick sends important letter to Philip Van Rensselaer about plot of, 60-61, 538. Arnold, Bowles, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, present at tory meeting, 644; examined and committed, 644; released on bail, 652. Arnold, David, bailsman for John Sealy, 126. Arnold, Eli, of Albany, cooper, bailsman for David Van Dyck, 578; witness against Edward McGurkey, 736. Arrests. See also Prisoners, Rob- bers. Arrests, commissioners for con- spiracies empowered to make, 12; service of warrants by Jacob Kidney, 37; procedure of making, 41; intercourse of Al- bany board with local com- mittees as to, 51; robbers ap- prehe^.'ded, 52-55; for passing counterfeit money, 114, 282; for persuading negroes to desert their masters and join enemy, 142-143, 161 ; of persons on their way to Canada, 147-148, 163, 291, 330, 447; of deserter from '^rtiller)' company, 154; for traducing character of offi- cer, 155; of robbers east of Hudson river ordered, 181; of Ephraim Aires by people of Bennington, 196; of woman i ■ ■ "1 State of New York Arrests — con tinu ed . on her way to Kortrlght's Pat- ent, 199; of robber by militia, 202; of person concealed near Worcester, Mass., requested, 224; on charge of advising per- sons to join Indians, 232; made by Colonel Alden, 241; of rob- bers in Nine Partners and else- where, 251; for harboring rob- bers, 252, 399; for attempting to join enemy, 255, 277, 329; or- dered for disapproving measures of United States, 263-264 ; money paid for, 278-279; for robbery of Henry Van Rensselaer, 280; for correspondence with enemy, 291; of negro for inciting in- surrection among slaves, 304; of tories who held meeting in Rensselaerwyck, 313, 315; for corresponding with and harbor- ing tories, 324, 325; for ob- structing execution of military orders, 357; for refusing to help transport army stores, 368; for rescuing drafted man from officer, 372, 379; for declaring friendship for kin'g of Great Britain, 372, 373; on suspicion of having been with Brant, 375; on suspicion of being a spy, 376, 412, 413, 551; of deserters from Burgoyne, charged with ^•obbery, 384-385; for robbery and service with Brant and But- ler, 387; on charge of aiding es- cape of prisoner, 394, 404. 406; of woman charged with having Arrests — continued. stolen goods in her possession, 398; on charge of advising desertion of continental soldiers to enemy, 404, 406, 409; of tavern-keeper on Schenectady road, 443, 444; of persons said to be collecting sheep for use of enemy, 452; of negroes sus- pected of intention to burn settlement, 454; of persons re- fusing to take up arms, 461, 470; of persons attempting to join enemy or assist with pro- visions, 46S; of persons charged with stealing horses, 480; of supposed spy and robber, 492; of persons in Charlotte county, 508; of persons in Cumber- land county, 549, 558; of ne- gro on his way to enemy, 555; of tory soldier in Hclderbcrgs, 555; of enlisted tories, 566- 567, 569; of persons who ob- struct collection of taxes, 604; of persons circulating Brit- ish proclamation, 637, 638, 658; of persons present at reading of British proclama- tion, 638-639; of tories in Schodack, 640; of supposed spy, 682; of negroes purposing to go to Canada, 702, 704; of persoa recruiting for king's service, 735; of suspected per- sons in Helderbergs, 739-740; for harboring emissaries from enemy, 741; for harboring and feeding robbers, 748; for taking Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 15 Arrests — continued. part in destruction of Curry- town, 749, 751, 752; of sup- posed 13ritish officer, 766. Arsin. See Aerson. Ashton, James, bailsman for Cu>orge Wilson, iii. Asquith, James, of Hoosick dis- trict, deserter from British, 82- 83- Assault, committed by four men at house of Nicholas Michel, 119; committed with view to rescue prisoner, 586. Assembly, See New York: state. Astin, Stephen, released on bail, 434- Atkins (Atkin), George, appre- hended as dangerous person, 404; committed, 404; released on bail, 405. Atkins (Akins), James, of Pitts- tov.n, yeoman, gives new bail, 463- Atlee, William Augustus, of Penn- sylvania, judge, information from, about counterfeiters, 321. Attorney at law, 175. Auckquetough, Auckquetuck, See Achquetuck. Ault- See also Alt. Ault, Johannis, bailsman for Adam Shafer and others, 386. Ayres. See also Aires. A}res, James, dissuades persons from bearing arms, 552-553. Ayres, Peter, of New Lebanon, farmer, bailsman for Thomas Ayres, 577. Ayres, Thomas, of New Lebanon, laborer, released on bail, 577. BABCOCK, John, of Hoosick, farmer, innkeeper, disaffected person, 686; apprehended, 687; released on bail, 688; witnesses cited to appear against, 688- 689; examined, 692; his bail renewed, 693 Babcock, Joshua,