— continued. paper currency, 38-39, 305, 309, 310; depreciated state of, affects renewal of recognizances, 42-43, 459-460; disposal of, when stolen, 52, 134, 137-138; various kinds of, taken from a prisoner, loi; arrests for passing counterfeit money, 114, 136, 282; recovery of stolen, 137, 142; continental money taken from suspect, 204; thirty and forty dollar counterfeit bills passed, 282, 287; good money found on counterfeiters •used to reimburse persons de- frauded, 285, 2S7; secreted by robbers near Peesink, 336-337; certain issues exchanged for continental bills by Albany board, 337; taken from sup- posed deserter, 360; deprecia- tion of, affects value of com- pensation for public service, 375; paid to spy in British service, 417-418; compensation of commissioners in money is- sued under resolution of con- gress, 441; allo\'^ance for ex- penses of commissioners in money issued by congress, 441; ;^I44 in continental money paid for paper, 446; offered for re- lease of persons under arrest, 480; counterfeit bills circulated in Rensselaen\yck Manor, 544; counterfeit money circulated in Albany, 545; money of new emission sent to Albany board, Money — continued. 599; forfeited recognizance paid in emission of March 18, 1780, 603, 737; person accused of^ de- preciating issue of A'larch 18, 1780, 681; counterfeit money distributed from New York, 686; money of new emission paid to Peter Seger, 688; per- sons accused of depreciating new continental money, 706, 707; bounty received from class used to pay for stolen horses, 711; Dr. Stringer advances money to express, 726; guinea offered as bounty for enlist- ment in king's service, 735; depreciation of commissioners* pay, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819. Monk, William, of the Helder- bergs, farmer, cited to appear before Albany board, 182; given time to consider oath of alle- giance, 182; discharged on taking oath, 185; bailsman for Christopher Hutt, 521; bails- man for Peter Waley, 594. Monument mountain, in Great Barrington, Mass., 665. Moor. See also Moore, More. Moor, , lieutenant, money paid to, insert opp. 821. Moore, , of Catskill, wheat in his possession to be seized, 734. Moore, Amos, of Newtown, farmer, committed on evidence of having been with enemy, 414; witnesses give evidence regard- ing, 414, 415; examined by Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 155 Moore, Amos — continued. commissioners at Stillwater, 466; released on recognizance, 467. Moore, John, request for his ar- rest, 606. Moore, Lucas, of Saratoga, com- mitted on evidence of having been Avith enemy, 414; escapes, 474; rearrested and recommit- ted, 474. Moore, William, of Maple Town, released on bail, 85; summoned as witness against Simon Frazer, Morall, William, soldier of Bur- goyne's army, 358; confined, 35?- More (Moore), John, certificate concerning, 384; liberated on bail, 384. Morey, Silas, arrests persons who have rescued prisoner from of- ficer, 372, 376, 378' 379- Morgan, Nathaniel, presents testi- mony against Neal McNeil, 220; sent under guard from Claverack to Albany, 221; ex- amined and recommitted, 221; pay-bill {or bringing him from Barrington, 221; examined re- specting articles stolen, 229; others supposed to be impli- cated in his robberies, 233, 237; his testimony implicates Peter Mesick, Jr., 250; his examina- tion at Barrington, 251; his charges against David Price, 256; his charges against Bar- Morgan, Nathaniel — continued, tholemewis Van Valkenburgh, 260; his charges against Johan Jurie Fought, 260; his testimony implicates Henr)' Skinkle, 280. Morris, Richard, senator, objects to general appropriation of money to commissioners for conspiracies, 21-22. Morris, Walter, witness against John McDole, 413. Morrison, Benjamin, tory, im- prisoned fi^r holding corre- spondence with enemy, 174; re- leased on bail, 188-189; deliv- ered to Sheriff Ezekiel Williams, 221. Mosher (Mosier), Daniel, takes oath, 93; released on bail, 93; his signature to oath, 831, Mosier. See also Mosher. Mosier, Esack (Escck, Esek), committed for robbery, 202; removed to hospital, 205; watch taken from, 214-215; stolen goods in possession of, 246; examined with regard to rob- beries in Dutchess county, 246, 247; his examination trans- mitted to Poughkeepsle com- missioners, 246-247; persons charged with complicity in his crimes, 252, 261, 276; dead, 276. Mosier, Hezekiah, of Cambridge, bailsman for John Mills, 130. Moss, John, of Charlotte county, justice of peace, sends dangerous persons to Albany, 508. <>7 •M TV ' 156 State of New York Mott, Gershom, captain, a de- serter from his company com- mitted to jail, 1 54. Mouche, Frederick, German de- serter from Burgoyne, confined for robbery, 384-385; examined by interpreter, 385; reward for his capture, 392. Mudge, Jarvis, of New Lebanon, captain, farmer, asks release of David Darrow, 541-542; bailsman for David Darrow, 542. Muer. See also Muir. Muer, William, receives pass to White Creek, 227. Muir, Peter, of Albany, suspected of aiding persons to join enemy, 496; examined and discharged, 496. Muldrum (Mellderon), James, of Fredericksburgh, } eoman, con- fined as suspicious character, 448; required to produce vouch- ers of friendliness