pay for bringing several to jail, 278-279; one pardoned, re- leased on recognizance to ap- pear as witness, 279; search for, at Peesink, 328; one captured by continental troops, 331; secrete stolen property near Peesink, 336-337; one sen- tenced to death, 337; attempt to capture party of, 339; ac- count for conveying, from Claverack to Albany, 344; Gen- eral Clinton unable to aid in apprehending, 355; capture sol- diers in Helderbergs, 364; re- pelled while breaking into house in Helderbergs, 366; soldiers to search for, in Helderbergs, 366; Albany board to direct search for, 367; intend to rob Jan Bradt and Isaac Price, 368; cruelties committed by, 377; one of Helderberg party appre- hended, 387; persons take oath not to aid or comfort, 388, 399; party of, at Peesink and Helder- bergs, 408; £20 paid for infor- 1.' . I 1 194 State of New York Robbers — continued. mation respecting, 409-410; one supposed to be at Esopus, 418; arrest of one from New York or- dered, 469; capture of one near Peesink, 492; party of, in New Scotland, 534; rob Peter Van Slyck, 742,744, 746, 748, 749; stop at house of Adrian Bradt, 744, 746; persons charged with furnishing provisions to, 748. Roberts, Abraham, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, appre- hended for helping to rescue prisoners, 646; committed, 646; released on bail, 665-666. Robins (Robbins), James, of Manor of Rensselaerwyck, re- leased on bail, 118; required to appear monthly before justice of Ulster county, 118; to work as carpenter for Colonel Wynkoop at Kin^rston, 118; receives nass to Philadelphia, giving bail to return, 30S; required to furnish bail, 463. Robins, William, of Argyle, farmer, his bail renewed, 631. Robinson. See Robison, Robis- son. Robison, Abram (Abraham), of Rensselaerwyck Manor, farmer, bailsman for Andries Stoll, 478; required to deliver up Stoll, Robison, James, of Ballston, aided Burgoyne, 82. Robison (Robinson), James, of Claverack district, captain, com- Robison, James — continued, pensation to, for journey to Barrington and arrest of rob- bers, 251, 810; requested to deliver citation to constable, 499. Robison, John Decker, of Claver- ack district, captain, farmer, car- penter, bailsman for John Smith, 335; ordered to deliver up Smith, 482; renews his bail for Smith, 499; delivers up Smith, 547; bailsman for John Bunt, 573; bailsman for Peter I. Miller, 573; lodges information against two persons, 574-575; bailsman for Hans Sneack, 575; requested to attend examination of John Barde, 584. Robisson, William, of Cambridge, exonerated of disloyalty, 87; released on bail, 88. Rock, Samuel, tory suspect, order for his arrest, 243. Rockefeller, Simon, cited as wit- ness against Teunis Smith, 634. Rockefeller, Tiel, captain, ordered to apprehend person at East Camp, 686. Rockwell, Nathan, commissioner for conspiracies, Westchester county board, a petitioner to legislature, 30; appointment as commissioner, 68; his audited account, 806-807; account with state treasurer, 823, 826. Rode, Peter, of Livingston Manor, bailsman for Daniel Price, 240. Rodgers. See also Rogers. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 195 Rodgers (Rogers), , of Fiddle- town, charge against, 766-767; to be apprehended, 767. Rodgers, Benjamin, receives pass to Little East Hoosick, 235-236. Rodgers, EHsha, drafted man, rescued from hands of officer, 372, 379; to be dehvered up to his colonel, 378, 379; de- ■ livered up by Zachariah Butler, 386. Rodgers, George, of Albany, weaver, charged with traducing Washington and congress, 56, 454; his confinement ordered, 56, 455, 465; released on bail, 520. RodliflF. See Ratcliffe. Roe Kill, the, scouts to be sent to, 401. RoelifF. See also Roliff. Roehff Jansens Kil (Roelif Janses Kill), Columbia county, Major Samuel Ten Broeck writes from, 403- ■ Roeiiffse, Hans, father-in-law of William Loucks, 455. RofF, Christopher, of Rensselaer- wyck manor, farmer, bailsman for Earnest Frety., 773. Roff, John, of Albany, merchant, bailsman for Peter Drumrnond, 190-191; charged with depre- ciating continental currency, 305; exculpated, 305; cited to appear for examination, 309; gives bail to refrain from depre- ciating currency, 310; bailsman for Hendrick Merkle, 420, 427, Roff, John — continued. 518; bailsman for Ezekiel En- sign, 604; bailsman for Hen- drick Haynes, 756. Rogers. See also Rodgers. Rogers, John, of the Beverdam, tory suspect, ordered confined, 89; released on bail, 96; cited to give evidence, 114; cited to show why recognizance should not be forfeited, 161. Rogers (Rodgers) William, of Sar- atoga, released on rec()gnizance, 86-87; Albany board waives appearance of, at request of General Schuyler, 102; required to renew his recognizance, 520; charged with refusins to do militia duty, 612. Rogers, William, tory suspect, ordered confined, 89; released on bail, 211. Rogers, William, Jr., tory suspect, ordered confined, 89. Roliff. See also Roeliff. Roliff, Tohnn, deserter from British army, 91; allowed at large in Albany county, 91. Roorback. See also Roorbeeck. Roorback, John, examines im- prisoned German deserters, 3S5. Roorbeeck. See also Roorback. Roorbeeck, , justice, receives recognizance of John