Jr., 278; hissurrenderdemanded of his surety, 491; his bail re- newed, 495. Mesick (Meesick), Peter, Jr., of Claverack, sent under guard to Albany, 124; imprisoned, 124; suspicion of his complicity in Mesick, Peter, Jr.;, — continued, robbery not well founded, 140; released on bail, 140; his sur- render by bailsman demanded, 230; charged with complicity in robbery of Arent Van Schaack, 250, 278; committed, 250; grand jury finds no bill against, 278; released on bail, 278. Meyer, See also Meyers, Myer, Myers. Meyer, Carle, Hessian deserter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 204. Meyers, John, sends to Albany board act amending act affect- ing neutral persons, 332. Meyneckc, John Otto, Hessian deserter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 204. Michael, Andries, bailsman for Nicholas Michael, 149. Michael (Michel), David (Davis), of Rensselaerwyck Manor, la- borer, 'iory suspect, ordered confined, 87; removed from Al- bany jail to fort, 128; ac- quitted of charge of murder, 146-147; released on bail, 147; furnishes new bail, 464. Michael, Jurie, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, bailsman for David Michael, 147; bailsman for Nicholas Michael, 464. Michael (xMichal, Michel), Nich- olas, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, innkeeper, assault and robbery committed at house of, n9» arrest ordered, 119; Ryley's ■v1 ! u ill. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 145 Michael, Nicholas — continued, rangers to march via his house to Kinderhook, 120; his wife re- leased from suspicion of acces- sory in assault, 120; confined 121; released on bail, 149; bails- man for Frederick Boonstel, 149; furnishes new bail, 464; bailsman for David Michael, Military affairs. See also Militia, United States: army. Military affairs, tories to be re- moved from posts and encamp- ments, 16-17,780-781; British officers and doctors imprisoned at Albany, 99-100; British sol- dier committed to fort at Albany, 136; continental troops appre- hend men on their way to Canada, 147-148; cattle driven off by troops at Cherry Valley, 218-219, 230; officers forbidden to molest family of tory prisoner, 233, captured lieutenant has pass to Poughkeepsie to arrange exchange, 255; officers required to assist in apprehending rob- bers, 259; British and tory prisoners who are officers to be sent to New York, 272, 295: attack on Colonel Baylor's regiment, 296; hesitation about sending officers of New Levies to New York, 299; tory soldier captured by continental troops, 300; destruction of Cherry Val- ley, 300; soldiers of Colonel Alden's regiment accused of Military affairs — continued- appropriating private property, 300-301; prisoner permitted to enlist in continental army, 301; innkeeper charged with re- • cruiting for British army, 302; deserter from continental regi- ment delivered up, 322; con- tinental troops capture persons on way to join enemy, 329; continental troops capture rob- ber, 331; deserter from con- tinental regiment supplies in- formation touching stolen prop- erty, 336-337; two continental soldiers apprehended on their way to Canada, 346; person re- leased from confinement on con- dition of enlisting in levies, 349; General Clinton about to go on western expedition, 355; General Clinton orders that prisoners at Johnstown be sent to Albany, 364; soldiers cap- tured in hielderbergs, 364, 368; raising men for nine months* se'f lce a proof of patriotism, 365; soldiers to search for rob- bers in Helderbergs, 366; transportation of stores for western expedition, 368; drafted man rescued from officer, 372, 379; drafted men in hiding delivered up to their colonel, 37S> 379> 386, 391; destruction of setdements on Mohawk river, 387; persons who avoid military duty or desert from continental service not to be 146 State of New York Military affairs — continued, aided, 389; enemy threatens Catskill and Schoharie, 401; persons charged with advising continental soldiers to desert, 404, 409, 415, 419; levies sta- tioned at Schoharie, 404; de- serter sent to General Wash- ington, 412; tory prisoners sus- pected of being in league with enemy's scouting parties, 416; Major Skene sends spy into General Stark's army, 417; prisoner from Burgoyne's army delivered over to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 450; Colonel Van Schaick commanding officer at Albany, 450; Caughnawaga de- stroyed, 451, 557; persons re- fuse or denounce military serv- ice on religious grounds, 452, 456, 469, 470, 526; tory pre- dicts that British troops will soon march through Albany, 454; delinquent on trial threat- ens court martial, 458; bailed person allowed to enlist in three months' service, 464; tories from Newtown attempt to join enemy, 474; soldier captured at Stony Point confined in jail by justice of peace, 476; officer of levies to conduct paroled tories to Fishkill, 477; attack on Scho- harie, 4S8; capture of ensign belonging to Sir John John- son's corps, 515; expresses from enemy lodge in New Scodand, 534; British officer in corre- Military affairs — continued, spondence with persons in Cum- berland county, 549; persons who do not take up arms not to be molested by king's troops, 556;