William, major general, furnishes information regarding British messengers, 680. Heemstraet (Heemstrat), Dirck (Derek), of Newtown, farmer, bailsman for James Concklin, 115; cited to appear before Albany board, 172; bailsman for Joseph Concklin, 428; bails- man for James Concklin, 467. Heemstraet, Dirck, Jr., of New- town, farmer, bailsman for Joseph Concklin, 467. Heemstraet, Jacob, of Newtown, farmer, warrant to apprehend, 466; examined, 466; bailsman for John Ostrander, 483. Heemstraet, Johannis, bailsman for William Sanders, 301. Heidley. See Hiedley. Hclderbergs (Helleberg, Helle- bergh), the, Albany board meets in, 36; rangers employed to ferret out tories in, 48, 162; frequency of robberies in, 50, 354-355; nest of robbers and traitors, 53; robberies com- mitted in, icq; residents of. Helderbergs — continued. 127, 156, 207, 225, 262, 348, 446, 447, 485, 498, 513, 515, 521, 582, 583, 587, 594, 598, ■647, 661, 67i,_ 697, 698, 699, 708, 709, 740; inquiry into con- ditions at, 161; search to be made for dangerous persons at, 162; pay for serving cita- tions at, 238; prisoner from, 277; tories at, engage to pre- vent robberies, 341; scouts sent to, 353; General Clinton unable to apprehend robbers in, 355; soldiers captured by, robbers in, 364; robbers break- ing into house in, repelled, 366; soldiers to go to, in search of robbers, 366; Albany board proceeds to, to direct search for robbers, 367; person suspected of knowledge of robberies in, 374; company of rangers should be raised to protect inhabitants of, 377; robber active in neigh- borhf**! of, apprehended, 387; bill for hire of wagon to, 392; robbers in woods at, 408; infor- mation respecting robbers at, 409-410; minister accused of preaching tory doctrines at, 551; tory soldier apprehended at, 555; message of Sir John Johnson to inhabitants of, 555- 556; meeting of tories in, 647, 650; persons from the enemy collecting in, 676; enlistments in, for enemy's service, 699- 700; emissaries from enemy : '■; - > ■'it Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 109 Helderbej-gs — continued, lurking in, 728; removal of tories from, advised, 733-734; removal of tories from, to be undertaken, 737-738; suspected persons appreh ended in, 739- 740. Helmer, Philip, of Tryon county, charges against, transmitted to Albany, 371. Hendel (Hendle), Johannis (John) Frederick, deserter from British army, ordered confined, 168; enlarged and furnished with pass, 207. Hendersans, Johannis, released on promise of good behavior, 172. Henderson,- James, money paid to, 808. Hendrickson, Stephen, swears to account, 820. Henicke, Henrick, Hessian de- serter from British army, takes oath of neutrahty, 204. Henry, David, of New City, cited to appear before Albany board, 470; examined and discharged, 471. Henry, Michael, deserter from continental regiment, supplies information respecting stolen property, 336-337. Herchemer. See also Herchermer. Herchemer (Herchermer), George, of Tryon county, restricted to limits of his farm, 306; restric- tion removed from, 306; asks liberation of Peter Schuyler and Johan Jost Schuyler, 387, 411. Herchemer, Hendrick, of Tryon county, signs instrument com- mitting persons to custody of sheriff, 431. Herchermer, Johan Jost, his wife asks permission to join him in Canada, 390. Herchermer, Mary, asks permis- sion to join her husband in Canada, 390; application refer- red to Governor Clinton, 390. Herdick, Abraham, ordered con- fined in Albany fort, 1 58-159; discharged, 159, Hernockle, Andries, of Rensse- laerwyck Manor, farmer, pris- oner of war, to be apprehended, 710; surrenders himself, 716; released on bail, 716-717. Herpst, Maria, warned to remove from state, 612. Herreway, Herrewig. See Her- wig. Herrington, Jacob, witness for James Starks and others, 535. Herrington, John, apprehended and committed, 534; discharged, 535- Herrington, John, of Rensselaer- ^vyck Manor, farmer, bailsman for George Hicks, 610. Herrington, Lena, witness for James Starks and others, 535. Herwig (Herreway, Herrewig), Philip, ensign, brings disaf- fected persons to Albany board, 105; cited as witness against John M. Dorn, 307; testifies against Dorn, 308; warrant no State of New York Herwig, Philip — continued, directed to, for arrest of Jacob Smith and others, 480; re- quested to give particulars re- specting John M. Dorn, 533; in command of levies, 728; apprehends Abraham Ja. Lan- sing and others, 730; to en- deavor to capture John Walt- imyer, 730; apprehends Robert Bohannah, 735, 736. Hess, Bartholemewis, sent under guard from Claverack to Al- bany, 221; examined and re- committed, 221; gives testi- mony against Dr. James Latham, 222; examined and recommitted, 251. Hessians, deserters from Burgoyne, given pass to go at large in Albany county, 39; some, when released, commit robberies, 40; when prisoners of war, not released by commissioners for conspiracies, 40: deserters taken by rangers, 48, 159; enlarged on recognizance, 133; enlarged on account of good conduct, 142, 183; one at the Helderbergs considered danger- ous, 156; enlarged on request for protection, 203; take oath of neutrality, 204; permitted to pass through Albany county, 352; one accused of persuad- ing negroes