to, 811, 813; balance of his account, 813; his voucher, 813. Bell (Bali), William, of Fort Edward, farmer, committed as dangerous person, 508; petition in his favor, 596; released on bail, 633; ordered to remove from frontier, 633. Bellinger, Peter, of Trj'on county, colonel, Albany board writes to, 263; goods seized by party from his regiment to be restored, 2/0. Bemus, Hannah, wife of Jotham Bemus, summoned to testify against Angus McDonald, 615; Bemus, Hannah — continued, committed for refusing to tes- tify, 624. Bemus, John, summoned to ap- pear before commissioners at Stillwater, 466. Bemus, Jotham, of Stillwater, farmer, tory suspect, his arrest ordered, 263-264; apprehended, 296; committed, 299; petitions commissioners, 302; on bail to appear for examination, 303; examination of, postponed, 305; his case examined, 306; released on bail, 306-307; testimony concerning, received, 408; sum- moned to appear before com- missioners at Stillwater, 466; accused of corresponding w^ith and aiding enemy, 567; appre- hended and committed, 568; petition in his behalf, 596, 598; on bail within limits of Albany city hall, 600, 602-603; on bail within limits of Albany and part of Rensselaerwyck, 609; his wife summoned to testily against Angus McDonald, 615; allowed to go to Stillwater on business, 616. Benjamin, Josiah, bailsman for Samuel and John Perry, 97. Bennet, Christopher, of Palmer- town, prisoner, sick in Albany jail, released temporarily on bail, 97. Benneway (Benne}'\vay), Chris- tina, warned to remove from state, 612; certificate in her ' 1 ■1 ii4 o: 22 State of New York Benneway, Christina — continued, beha'lf, 612-613; permitted to remain at home, 620. Bennington, Vt., condition for obtaining passes to, 41; letters passing between Albany board and local committee at, 51, 91; person arrested there for robbery in Dutchess county, ordered to Albany, 52, 92; General Stark asks Albany board to commit prisoner from, 57, 196; persons conveyed from, to Albany, to be sent within enemy's hnes, 169, 170; pass to, withheld, 356; .battle of, 540; effort to appre- hend Dr. Smith at, 726; Dr. Smith surrenders himself at, 728; Dr. Smith's journey to, 731; Joseph Fay writes from, 733; persons who captured John James Bleecker prisoners at, 769; charge for expresses to, 806. Benson, Egbert, assemblyman, from Dutchess county, 80; in- troduced bill creating commis- sioners for conspiracies, 14; seeks alteration of bill relating to commissioners for conspira- cies (September, 1779), 22; attorney-general of New York, 35; commissioner for conspira- cies, Dutchess county board, 35, icq; appointment as com- missioner, 67; his attendances at Albany board meetings, 74; letter and enclosures from, to Albany board, 79; forwards Benson, Egbert — continued, funds from state treasurer to Albany board, 125; writes to Albany board on robberies in Dutchess county, 246; trans- mits money from Albany board to state treasurer, 337; to prose- cute forfeited bails, 673, 732; his audited account, 815; pay for services performed at his request, 820; his account as commissioner with state treas- urer, 821, 824, 826, 827; his commission, 829. Benson, Robert, secretary to gov- ernor, writes to Albany board, 236, 237, 240. _ Benton, Benjamin, of Sir John Johnson's corps, prisoner, 556. Benton, Moses, bailsman for Eg- bert Ostrander, 205. Bernet, , warrant for his arrest on charge of active tory- ism, 357. Bei ringer (Barringar), Frederick, claims articles seized and held by Captain John Ryley, 263; his complaint to be inquired into, 263; cited as witness against John M. Dorn, 307; testifies against Dorn, 308; horses stolen from, 480, 547, 548. Best, Benjamin, confined, 121. Best, Catharina, of Hoosick dis- trict, warned to remove from state, 528. Best, Jacob, of Little Hoosick, farmer, accused of secreting Brit- ish captain, 686; warrant for his Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 23 Best, Jacob — continued, arrest, 688; witnesses against, cited, 68S-689; released on bail, 691; testifies regarding John Babcock, 692; has drunk the king's health, 692. Bethlehem (New Bethlehem), Al- bany county, tories collecting in, 531. Betties. See also Bettis. Betties, Gilead, tory, enlists men for British service, 130. Bettis, Joseph (Joe), British emis- sary, visits New Scotland, 548; visits west district of Rens- selaerwyck Manor, 653, 654- 655; person hired to apprehend him, 688; recruiting for enemy, 699-700; aid of military sought for his capture, 700, 701, 702, 704; plot of negroes concerted with, 702, 704; offer of slave to give information about, 705- 706; persons who have har- bored him to be apprehended, 733-734; lurking in Helder- bergs, 734; discharged prisoner to give information about, 736; attempt to capture him' in Hel- derbergs, 739-740; engaged in recruiting, 740; persons ar- rested for harboring, 741, 750; returns from Canada, 755; con- tinental troops to attempt to capture, 755, 756; young man goes to Canada with, 756, 767; person confined for harboring, 762; his brother-in-law con- fined, 764. Bettis, Joseph, of Ballston, far- mer, bailsman for Gilbert