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REYNOLDS Hi'^iTORlCAL ^INSALOGY COLLECTION .ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 833 01177 9805 mj:^:ut:'e:s o/ the C07mmSSWnerS Iql. detecting and defeating Co7tSpZ7^aC2eS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK Albany County Sessions, i 778-1 781 Edited by Victor Hugo Paltsits, State Historian Volume III : Analytical Index Published by the State of New York, Albany, 19 io i 1735137 / MINUTES of Commissioners for Conspi…
to ferry any of 1.V ■■;■} 5)J .1 State of New York S Aerson, Mathew — continued. Ryley's rangers without order of Albany board or Captain Ryley, 123. Agan (Agen), James, of Pitts- town, released on ball, 99; bailsman for Jenny Clement, 227. Aires. See also Ayres, Aires (Airs), Ephraim, conveyed from Bennington to Albany, 196; committed on request of General Stark, 196. Albany, city, 64; 112; 119; …
limits of, pending in- quiry into character, 338; five prisoners at fort in, delivered to Albany board, 360; Samuel Stringer, alderman of, 368; ac- cused person to surrender him- self to jailer of, on failure to disprove charges, 415; per- sons confined by order of magis- trates of, 442, 445, 446, 456, 458, 479; list of prisoners in jail of, to be prepared, 443; person on his way to Canada apprehe…
confiscation of property in, 548; treasurer of, 821; financial accounts of com- missioners in, 809, 814, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826; commission of commissioners in, 829. Albers, Conrath, deserter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 201; allowed to live in Schoharie, 201. Alden (Aden), Ichabod, colonel, sends prisoner to General Stark, 241; charge against captain of his regiment, 30…
Lieutenant Colonel Van Rens- selaer, 458; released on bail, 519- Armstrong, John, money paid to, 808. Armstrong, Nathan, of White Creek, bailsman for Francis Brock, 127. Armstrong, Robert, money paid to, 808. Arnold, Benedict, Colonel Richard Varick sends important letter to Philip Van Rensselaer about plot of, 60-61, 538. Arnold, Bowles, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, present at tory meeting,…
gives new bail, 463- Atlee, William Augustus, of Penn- sylvania, judge, information from, about counterfeiters, 321. Attorney at law, 175. Auckquetough, Auckquetuck, See Achquetuck. Ault- See also Alt. Ault, Johannis, bailsman for Adam Shafer and others, 386. Ayres. See also Aires. A}res, James, dissuades persons from bearing arms, 552-553. Ayres, Peter, of New Lebanon, farmer, bailsman for Thomas…
Goldsbrow, ar- rest of person for carrying letters from, to David Van Schaack, 99. Barber, David, prisoner, removed from Johnstown to Albany, 364; charge against, to be examined, 364. Barbo, Francis, charged with rob- bery, 341; committed, 341; evidence in his behalf, 342. Barclay, John, chairman of com- mittee of city and county of Barclay, John — continued. Albany, order on, to deliver up pocket…
deliver up Smith, 482. Beatty. See also Beaty. . Beatty (Beaty), James (Jeames), of Harpersfield, farmer, bails- man for John Parks, 273; re- quired to deliver up Parks, 602; renews bail for Parks, 613. Beaty, John, deputy commissar)' of prisoners, asking return of Beaty, John — continued. prisoners of war under direction of Albany board, 407. Beaver Dam (Bever Dam, Bever- dam), the, residents at,…
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 Bem…
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;…
of Ballston, aided Burgoyne, 82. Bonds, taken by commissioners for conspiracies, 12; prosecuted, canceled and released by same, 13; deserters put under, 39; prisoners, when discharged, put under, 42; amount of, varied greatly, 42; renewal of, required in summer of 1780, 42-43; suf- ficiency of those going on, how determined, 43, 135; judges and magistrates prevented from bail- ing persons committe…
limits, 745- 746; surrendered by bailsman, 747- Bradt, Adrian (Andrian), Jr., of Oniskethau, farmer, appre- hended, 745; released on bail, 745; confined on charge of har- boring robbers, 748; released on bail, 77c^77i. Bradt, Albert, of Oniskethau, bailsman for Jacob Haines, Bradt, Daniel B., of Hoosick dis- trict, lieutenant colonel, witness cited to give evidence regarding Bradt, Daniel B. — con…
Richard, of Coxsackie district, paid for conveying per- sons from Coxsackie to Albany, 156, 810; bailsman for John Garret, 579. Bronk, Peter, his account, 813. Brooks (Brook), John, taken pris- oner by Captain Ballard, 211- 212; examined and recommitted, 212; delivered to Albany board by General Stark, 214; recom- Brooks, John — continued. mitted, 214; released on bail, 276; asks permission to go …
406; his discharge, 402; committed, 406; pay for service of warrant upon, 406 (note). Buchanan (Buchannan, Buch- anon), Patrick, of Cambridge district, tory suspect, confined, 94; released on bail, 129. Bucha nan (Buchanon), Peter, of Cambridge district, prisoner in Albany jail, 127. Buckles, stolen silver shoe, 128, 137- Buel, Ezra, paid for services to Albany board, 406, 812. Bulla, William, app…
to remain within prescribed limits, 264; discharged from parole, 264. Butchers, 4SS; 547. Butler, Isaiah, paid by Albany board for services, 94, 809. Butler, John, deserter from Brit- ish army, 86. Butler, John, colonel, torv, at Che mung, 293; despatches for, from New "i'ork, 329; follower of, in border devastations, ap- prehended, 3S7. Butler, J osiah, of Rensselaerwyck, informs Alban}- board of…
Campbell, Duncan, prisoner, re- moved from Albany jail to fort, 129; released on bail, 129-130; discharged, 165; accused of cor- responding with enemy, 290- 291; arrested and committed, 291; released, 294. Canada, passes to, 40, 58, 208; exchange of inhabitants of Cherry Valley, captive in, 59, 3P3, 304; arrest of persons said to be on their way to, 147-148, 163^ 330. 346' 447' 753; order to arres…
571; 572; 573; 635; 746. Carr, Joseph, of Stillwater, farmer, disaffected person, apprehended and committed, 568; on bail within prescribed limits, 600, 608; allowed to visit home, 619. Carrigill, John, of Colonel Van Schaick's regiment, appre- hended and released, 680. Carson (Carsan, Coarson), Alex- ander, of Schoharie, delivered by General Clinton to Albany board, 360; committed, 360; released …
county — continued, paid to commissioners in, 809; account of commissioners in, with state treasurer, 823, 826; commission of commissioners in, 829. Charter, Anna, warned to remove from state, 612. Chase, Daniel, released on bail, 93; his signature to oath of allegiance, 831. Chase, David, arrest ordered as "notorious" offender, 99. Chase, Jonathan, released on bail, 93; his signature, with mark, …
in, 259, 261, 264; account for bringing rangers and prisoners from, 344; ac- count for bringing prisoner from, 363; warrant to con- stable at, 404; warrant to Major Esselstyne at, 418; in- habitants of, certify to good behavior of Martin Crom, 513; letter from, in behalf of Thomas Whiting, 601; robberies com- mitted at, 711. Claws. See also Clauw, Klauw, Klouse. Claws (Clauw, Claw), Hendrick, of K…
paroled tory and women whose husbands are with enemv, 184; writes to Albany board, 205; asked by Albany board to 1! 'rpo6 ■ Oj in in. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 43 Clinton, Geoige — continued, permit wife of Alexander White to go to New York, 206; infor- mation from Charlotte county forwarded to, 21 1 ; certificate from, 216; affidavit touching appropriation of cattle by con- tinental …
Albany board concerning John Palmer, 669; orders Dr. Smith to prepare for exchange, 675; informed that persons from the enemy are collecting in Helder- bergs, 676; presents to Albany board information from Cats- kill, 679; addresses Albany board in behalf of Dr. George Sjnith, 683; Albany board advizes him to release certain prisoners, 690; prisoners ap- prehended by his order, bailed, 697-698, 69…
robber}^ of Henry Van Rensselaer, 121; examined and recommitted, 164; released on bail, 173. Cole, John, suspected person, re- quest for his arrest, 686. Cole, Nicholas, warrant for his arrest as dangerous person, 419. Cole, Peter (Petrus), sent to Albany under guard, as acces- sory to robbery of Henry Van Rensselaer, 121; examined and recommitted, 147, 164; re- moved, with his wife, to hos- pital…
tention that their authorization is unconstitutional, 29; deemed to be tribunal with absolute and despotic power, 30; com- mittee of assembly reports in favor of abolishing, 30; bill for authorizing justices of peace to enlarge persons and abolishing commissioners, not enacted, 30; Westchester county board peti- tions legislature, 30; duties of, subject to aspersions, 30; reso- lution requesting d…
and money by, 52, 142; allowance of Albany board to pardoned rob- ber for evidence, 53, 279; those plundering British subjects to be handed over -to, 55; system of, against tor}'ism, 55-59; Al- bany board erects sub-board at Stillwater, 56, 460, 466; Albany board orders returns of tories from militia officers, 56-57; 238, 246; General Stark dis- allows their jurisdiction over tories judged in Verm…
on con- dition of their reporting to Char- lotte county board, 126; Albany board releases prisoner contin- gent upon his reporting to com- mittee at Fredericksburg, 130; Albany board makes release of bailed prisoner subject to his appearance before lieutenant- governor of Conn., 132; Albany board entrusts care of stolen money to constable, 137-138; Albany board requests officers of Albany county r…
as to oaths in doubtful cases, 189; salary of secretary of Albany board increased, 192; offices of secretary and treasurer of Al- : '■.•.■on qufjD.>{]c ■v -• ■ < ■ < r ,cgl ■.I<:!i •J 54 State of New York Comrs. for Consp. — continued, bany board combined, 195; Al- bany board commits person from Bennington at request of General Stark, 196; Albany board informs Poughkeepsie board of names of person…
£40 to Isaac D. Fonda, 234; Lieu- tenant Colonel William Butler asks release of prisoner by Al- bany board, 234; Albany board will furnish wood for use of prisoners, 235; Albany board informed of exchange of certain tories, 237; recommendation to General Stark from Albany board to send to Canada women whose husbands are v/ith enemy, 237-238; Albany board ordered by governor to hold certain tories …
;^i,ooo for expenses, 299; charge against captain in Colonel Alden's regi- ment referred to General James Clinton by Albany board, 301; Albany board considers charge against innkeeper of recruiting for British army, 302; two mem- bers of Albany board to assist in effecting exchange of Cherry Valley captives, 304; Albany board adopts measure to pre- vent insurrection among ne- groes, 304; Albany bo…
secretary to give written orders for provisions for prisoners, 375; Albany board recommends raising company of rangers for Helderbergs and Peesink, 377; Albany board inquires into destruction of property on pretense of dis- affection, 388; two hundred dollars paid by Albany board for capture of robbers, 392; Comrs. for Consp. — continued, request to committee of city and county of Albany not to gr…
to Albany board fourteen per- sons attempting to join enemy or assisting with provisions, 468; commissioners at Schenectady forward three other persons, 468; Governor Clinton writes to Albany board, 471; commis- sioners at Schenectady require tory to remove to Albany, 471; examinations of persons sent to jail by commissioners at Schen- ectady laid before Albany board, 472; commissary of prisoners …
tory women from region of Sara- toga, 696; General Clinton re- quested to execute resolves of Albany board, 696; commis- sioners at Schenectady com- municate with Albany board, 697; Albany board seeks mili- tary aid to capture party of tories in Helderbergs, 700, 701; detachment of levies and mili- tia instructed by Albany board, 702; Albany board takes note of depreciation of new monev, 706-707; …
before Albany board, 336; dis- charged and ordered to appear I 4 Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 65 Concklin^ Joseph — continued, again, 345; committed, 372, 374; order for forfeiture of his recognizance, 373; released on bail, 399-400, 428; gives new bail, 467. Concklin (Conklin), Joseph, Jr., tory suspect, detained for trial, 87. . Concklin, Joseph A., of Newtown, released on bail, 110. C…
his house, 366; meeting of Albany board at his house, 367; arrest of persons who attempted to rob, 384-385. Cooper, Samuel, warrant for his arrest as dangerous person, 419. Cooper, William, warrant for his arrest as dangerous person, 419. Coopers, 338; 578; 657. CoppemoU (Cuppernul, Cupper- null), John, of Stone Arabia, his affidavit respecting Jacob J. Truax, 454; required to appear before Hugh M…
Conspiracies 69 Courts — continued. finds no bill against accused persons, 274, 275, 276, 278, 280; persons apprehended for attempt to join Brant give bail to appear before supreme court, 277, 278; witnesses bound to appear at supreme court, 279, 280, 418, 472, 473, 544, 593- 594, 606, 672, 750; bailed per- sons to appear at supreme court, 280, 378, 391, 403, 413, 415, 434» 436' 437» 462, 479' 492…
Christian Merkle, 773. Cranse, Crants. See Crans. Crapole, Peter, prisoner, supplied with provisions at cost of Al- bany board, 457; recommitted, 461. Cray, Christiaen (Christian), of Renscelaerwyck Manor, farmer, released on bail by committee of Manor of Rensselaerwyck, 84; surrendered by bailsman. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 7 1 Cray, Christiaen — continued. 84; released on bail to en…
Jacob, of Albany, mer- chant, bailsman for Jacob Saltsbergh, 696. Cuyper. See Cooper. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 73 DAET, Johannis, Jr., of Hoo- sick district, farmer, bails- man for Jacob Timmerman, 664. Danby (Charlotte county), Vt., tory ensign apprehended at, committed to prison in Albany, 45»5i5- Daniels (Danials), Cornelia, wife of Dirck Daniels, warned to re- move from state, 52…
Pough- keepsie, 363; prisoner returned to his care, 363. Demoray, Nicholas, of Tomhan- nock, bailsman for James Agen, 1- O: -irl" '*U ^ t Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 75 Demoray, Nicholas — continued. 99; on recognizance as witness in robbery case, 99. Dencker, Henry, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, captain, examined by Albany board, 640; bailsman for Andries Stoll, 669. Dennison (Den…
suspect, con- fined in Fleet prison, 249; es- capes on way to Hartford, 249; apprehended, and released on bail, 249. Docksteder, Frederick, bailsman for John Docksteder, 216. ! "to ' ' J.' ' ' ^ Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 77 Docksteder, Hendrick, bailsman for John Docksteder, 216. Docksteder (Dockstader), Jo- hannis (John), of Tryon county, Albany board seeks to learn nature of charge …
727. Dunham, Holtham, captain, war- rant served upon, 406 (note); ' us I nil Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 79 Dunham, Holtham — continued, his testimony concerning Jo- tham Bemus received, 408; has conferences with persons from Canada, 764-765; examined and confined, 765; his examina- tion sent to Governor Clinton, 765; his information touching one Rodgers, 766-767. Duning, Eph., money pa…
.... ''A ■ . . ..j Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 8i Ellison, William, presents ac- count of Cornelius C. Miller for board of prisoners and a guard, 140. Elsworth, Job, cited before Albany board to testify respecting con- duct of John Miller, 414. Ember, Philip, of Pownal, sum- moned as witness against Simon Frazer, 185. Emmerigh (Emrigh), John George, tory suspect, arrested and con- fined…
for securing prisoners paid, 397, 812; another account of his, 397 C!0 Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies S3 Fairchild, Jesse — continued, (note); bailsman for Henry Simpson, 444; money paid to, 518, 521; bailsman for William Lees, 570; money paid to, 813; his account, 813. Fairchild, Nancy, wife of tory, asks permission to go to New York, 248. Fairchilds^ David, of Ballston, far- mer, liberat…
bail to be prosecuted, 673. File, Christian, released on recog- nizance, 224. File, Christopher, his bail aug- mented to offset depreciation of currency, 459-460; assists in rescuing delinquents from officer, 644; apprehended and committed, 646; discharged after giving sureties to court, 668. File (Fill), Melchert (Melchart), of Rensselaerwyck Manor, far- mer, bailsman for Marte Fre- ligh, 134; co…
state treasurer for ;^i,ooo, 299; account of Major Isaac Goes paid, 307; payment to Isaac D. Fonda on salary account, 307; payment to Matthew Visscher on salary account, 308; pay- ment to Leonard Gansevoort, Jr., on salary account, 308; account for wood for prisoners paid, 309; payment to Cor- nelius Humphrey on salary ac- count, 311; payment to John M. Beeckman on salary ac- count, 311; payment t…
in her behalf, 612-613; permitted to remain at home, 620. Finkle, Margaret, warned to re- move from state, 612; certifi- cate in her behalf, 612-613; permitted to remain at home, 620. Finn, Edward, schoolmaster, ac- cused of complicity in robberies, 331; confined, 332; released on bail, 435; petitions for leave to go to Ballston, 435; his surety discharged, 435; permitted to re- move to Ballston o…
taking oath given to, 336; takes oath, 342; his oath, 832-833. Fonda, Isaac, charged with dis- affection, 391; charge against, ill founded, 393. Fonda, Isaac A., paid for con- ducting tories to Fish kill, 189 (note), 810; to superintend re- moval of persons refusing oath of allegiance, 203; his bill for this service, 258; to superintend removal of Andries Ten Eyck, 288. Fonda, Isaac D., commission…
with aiding in destruc- tion of Curry town, 749; com- mitted, 749; examined and re- committed, 750. France, petitioners from manor of Rensselaerwyck ask legisla- ture to send tories on ships of French allies, 29; counterfeiting of French crowns made felony in New York, 37-38; persons condemned as felons might be respited to serve on ships of French allies, 56; false rumor that French fleet intende…
return of certain persons removed within enemy's lines, 272. Gansevoort, Leonard, of Albany, asks that John Cobham be al- lowed to take oath of alle- giance, 420; bailsman for Thomas Reed, 770; draft on, as treasurer of Albany county, 821. Gansevoort, Leonard, Jr., sec- retary of Albany board of com- missioners, 36; takes oath of oflB.ce, 36, 63, 95; made acting treasurer of board, 37, 195; salary…
informa- tion respecting robbers, 409; to pay m-oney advanced to Al- bany board, 410; to pay account for wages and subsistence of Lieutenant Ihomas Ismay's militia, 439; to pay John Fonda, Jr., ;^74 for beef for prisoners, 439; his pay to be the same as that of secretary of Pough- keepsie board, 441; to prepare list of persons under recogni- zance, with amounts in which they were bound, 441-442; r…
bailed person avows loyalty to, 470; refusal to take up arms against, 516; his troops will not molest persons who do not take up arms, 556; re- cruit sworn into his ser\'ice, 629, 630; resident of Newtown avows loyalty to, 693-694; resident of Scotch Patent avows loyalty to, 712-713; prisoner confesses that he has sworn loyalty to, 735; oaths forswearing alle- giance to, 831, 832. German Flats (Fl…
197-198; in list of per- 00 '■]■;, •y ■J lOO State of New York Goes, Lowrence — continued, sons removed or held for ex- change, 834. Goes, Mathew, of Kinderhook, his illness, 340; his son per- mitted to visit him, 341. Goes, Mathew, Jr., of Kinder- hook, cited to appear before Albany board, i 81-182; given time to consider taking oath of allegiance, 186; non-appear- ance construed as refusal, 196;…
in Livingston Manor, 624, 633, 644; forces of, commanded by Sir Henry Clinton, 636; person apprehended on suspicion of being officer of, 766; act re- lating to deserters from army of, 791-793; oaths forswearing allegiance to king of, 831, 832; authority of parliament of, dis- owned, 831. Great Imbocht (Great Imboght, Great Imbought, Groote Im- boght, Grote Imboght), Greene county, paroled person c…
Hagerman, 82. Hagerman, Nicholas, of Balfston, released on bail, 8r, 82. Haight, Hait, Hoyt. See Hayt, Hoit. ■-■ ''if ;- ■7 , .f-,.^ .J '.'V I04 State of New York Hail, Coenraedt, deserter from British army, 83. Hainer. See also Heyner. Hainer, Barent, Jr., oC Rens- selaerwyck, accused of treachery 86. Haines. See also Haynes. Haines, Adam, captured on way to join enemy, 329; released on bail, 390…
continued, board, 328; deputy secretary of state, 441; certifies appoint- ment of Samuel Stringer as commissioner, 553-554; certi- fies appointment of Stewart Dean as commissioner, 669- 670; forwards letters to Albany board, 722; his audited ac- count, 804, 813, 816; his ac- count with state treasurer, 824, 826. Harpur (Harper), William, of Tryon county, justice of peace, enters complaint against …
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, f…
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; enlarge…
wife of John Hogle, warned to remove from state, 540; allowed to remain at home on account of good behavior, 540. Hogle, Francis, tory, his family warned to remove from state, 540. Hogle, Jane, wife of Francis Hogle, warned to remove from state, 540. ^°g^^> John, committed to prison as accessory to robberies, 252, ^7^y grand jury finds no bill Flogle, John — continued. against, 276; released on ba…
trict, Rensselaer county, resi- dents of, 82-83, 85, 130, 185, 639, 664, 688; lawless pro- ceedings ajrainst inhabitants of, 197; tory families in, warned to remove from state, 527-528; certificate from officers of, 694. Hoosick (Hosick) road, meeting of disaffected persons on, 651. Hopper, Coenradt, of Durlach, charge against, 751, 752; com- mitted, 752. Hopper, Jacobus, of Durlach, charge agains…
orders to Ryley's rangers at Kinderhook, 120; sends to Al- bany persons accessor^' to rob- bery of Henry Van Rensselaer, 121; his attendance at Albany board meeting requested, 150, 167; presents to Albany board account for service of militia, 187, 810; presents account for vic- tualing militia, 187, 810; directs militia party in apprehending Neal Taylor, 195; sends to Al- bany accessory to robberi…
committed, 567; released on bail, 577. Huyck, Peter, of Achquetuck, farmer, disaffected person, brought under guard from Coeymans, 566; committed, 567; released on bail, 581; his bail to be prosecuted, 732. Hyatt, Roger, of Ballston, aided Burgoyne, 82. |NDIANS. See also Oneidas. Indians, excepted from night watch duty, 20; certain vvhigs join British as expedient to prevent families being scalped…
from, 152. Jansen (Johnson), Evert, appre- hended for consorting with British emissary, 653; commit- ted, 653; apprehended for har- boring emissaries from enemy, 741; committed, 741; examined and recommitted, 750. Jansen, Johannis, tory, his family warned to remove from state, Jansen, Maria, wife of Johannis Jansen, warned to remove from state, 523. Jay, Augustus, money paid to, Jay, Sir James, se…
county, resi- dent of, 744. Keenholrz, Christoph, Hessian de- serter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 204. Kelly, Beriah, of Non.vich, Conn., disaffected person, apprehended and committed, 567; released on bail, 576. Kelly, james, captured on way to join enemy, 329; Anthony Ker- sikon's evil advice to, 329; confined, 330. Kelly, John, brings disaffected persons to Albany board, 105. Ke…
of, 136, 173, 181, 190, 207, 208, 230, 231, 248, 317, 3^8' 327' 331. 433' 437. 498, 513, 515, 516; removal of resi- dents of, refusing oath of alle- giance, 203, 258; robber taken in, 250; robber taken from, to Albany, 250; paroled tories in Schodack allowed to visit, 274, 312, 350; paroled tory allowed to accompany Major Scher- merhorn to, 309; commissioner for conspiracies in, 322; set- tlement …
before, 429. Klock (Clock, Kluck), John, of Albany, potter, cited to appear before Albany board, 386-387; committed for disaffection, 392; ■ his arrest ordered, 496; released on bail, 547. Klouse. See also Clauw, Claws, Klauw. Klouse, Gotlieb, deserter from British army, 89; allowed at large in Albany county, 89. Klyne, See Cline, Kline. Knap, David, of Dutchess county, suffers by robbers, 243; al…
Cambridge district, released on bail, in. Lamb, Isaac, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, warrant for his arrest for service under Burgoyne, 430; committed, 431; released on bail, 432, 437. Lambson, Thomas, met in com- pany with Dr. Smith, 726; examined on charge of con- veying away Dr. Smith, 730. Lampman Elizabeth,' wife of Wilhelmas Lampman. warned to remove from state, 523. Lampman, Peter, put under bai…
Lawrence, Isaac, witness for James Starks and others, 535. Lawrence, John, witness against James Starks and others, 534. Lawrence, Jonathan, senator, re- ports progress of bill for creat- ing commissioners for conspira- cies, 14. Lawrence, Mine, witness for James Starks and others, 535. Lawrence, Richard, witness for James Starks and others, 535. Laws. See New York: state. Lawson, Isaac, of Tryon …
of White Creek, farmer, bailsman for John Todd, .^35- ^ Little East Hoosick, Rensselaer county, pass given to, 235- ,236. Little Hoosick (Hosick), Rens- selaer county, residents of, 667, 691. Little White Creek, Washington county, residents at, 96; charge for express to, from White Creek, 806. Livcrse, William, of Rensselaer- vry'ck Manor, farmer, bailsman for Jacob A. Lansing, 505. Livingston, Gi…
253; money paid to, 810. Loughley (Laughlin), Barnabas (Barney), captured by Oneidas, 266; released on bail, 266; asks permission to go to Butternuts to recover papers, 276; per- mitted to lay request before General Hand at Cherry Valley, 276; his surrender demanded of his surety, 491. Louks. See also Loucks. Louks, Dedirick, prisoner, re- moved from Johnstown to Al- bany, 364; charge against, to …
in Char- lotte county board, 67 (note), 116, 364 (note) ; his attendances at Albany board meetings, 75, 88, 116; signs oath, 80, 88; presents request of Charlotte county board for funds to Albany board, 116, 133; request of Albany board for account of his proceedings, 163,- writes to Albany board, 229; requested to procure affidavit of service of citation, 286; writes to Albany board, 311-312; ;^i…
Samuel, suspected person, committed, 355~356; letter to Captain Parr concerning, 356; letter to General McDougall concern- ing, 359; supposed deserter from continental army, 359; property taken from, as security, McFarland, Samuel — continued. 359-360; his escape, 394, 397, 398, 402, 404, 413; looked upon as a spy, 413, 426; produces satisfactory credentials, 426. McFeal (McFall), Thomas, of Livin…
up for exceed- ing limits, 769-770; examined and discharged, 771. McNeal (McNeil), Archibald, of the Scotch Patent, farmer, charged with assisting party on its way to join enemy, 595; to be apprehended, 595; appre- hended and committed, 599- 600; his request to be admitted to bail denied, 61 1 ; on bail within specified limits, 621; al- lowed to remove his family from the Scotch Patent, 625; allow…
accused of pur- posing to go to Canada, 746*, confined, 746; discharged on taking oath of allegiance, 747. Marr. See also Mar. Marr, James, of Albany, gives information touching Peter Seger, 487-488. Marran, William, desires pass to Bennington, 356. Marselis (Marselius), Gysbert G., of Albany, cited to appear before Albany board, 170; asks time to consider oath of allegiance, 171 ; refuses oath, 1…
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; c…
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 Sc…
good behavior of Martin Crom, 513; persons charged with refusing to do duty in, 516, 587, 612, 679; to arrest tories who are enlisting, 565, 566; certificate touching service in, 582; resident of Helderbergs avoids service in, 587; delin- quency in militia duty to be re- ported to Albany board, 602; pass used to avoid duty in, 613; fines imposed for neglect of • duty in, 644; ordered to appre- hen…
jail to fort, 128; released on bail, 130. Millwrights, 509; 712. Miner. See also Minor. Miner, Amos, of Stephentown, farmer, bailsman for Seth Row- ley, 673. Minifee, Richard, of Rensselaer- wyck, cited to appear before Albany board, 181-1S2; refuses oath of allegiance, 186; his re- fusal certified to secretary of state, 197-198; in list of persons removed to enemy's lines or held for exchange, 8^…
John Klock, 392; against Wendel Yager, 393- 152 State of New York Mittimus — continued. 394; against Hannah Scegcr, 398; against John Frederick, 401-402; against George Atkin, 404; against Justice Van Hoe- sen, 406; against Stephen Van Dyck, 406; against Amos Moore, 414; against John Miller, 414; against Lucas Moore, 414; against Isaac Lamb, 431; against William True, 434; against William Sanders,…
— 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; …
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…
An- drew, 649. Of ;:';'! . ■ . .1- : ■/■).'/ J'-'J". ^v<v;? V JO State of New York Nettleton, Daniel, suspected of cooperating with enemy's scout- ing parties, 416. Neutrals. See also Tories, Tory- ism. Neutrals, subtlety of, 17-18; act of June 30, 1778, affecting them, 18, 164, 166, 169, 170, 172, 173, 175. 177^ I78> 179' 180, 182, 186, 190, 193, 198, 223, 225, 227, 235, 238, 240, 242, 250, 257, …
truce to, 58; arrest ordered of persons about Fishkill bound for, 99; resident of, 175; bail required for return of tory sloop from, 201, 202; wife of Alexander White seeks permission to go to, in.f ,f;:der to solicit exchange for him, 206; soldier from Bur- goyne's army advised to go to, 247; Sarah McMichael asks permission to go to, 252; Peter Ten Broeck asks to be ex- changed for some person in…
of British proclama- tion, 636; liberty and inde- New York: state — continued, pendence of, how threatened, 6555 disrespect to authority of, 694; oath of allegiance to, taken by persons put on bail, 718-719; form of oath of allegi- ance to, 747; request for sur- render of certain inhabitants of, 769; bailed person to do nothing inimical to liberties of, 770; commission of, creating commissioners, …
commissioners (September, 1 779), 22; approves bill for repealing laws relating to commissioners (Mar. 27, 1783), governor. See Clinton, George. legislature. See also subheads as- sembly, senate. legislature, 35, 61 ; passes first bill creating commissioners for New York: state legislature — continued, conspiracies (Feb. 5, 1778), 10, 12, 14, 15, 79, 777-780, 829; commissioners to report to, 14, 7…
of act re- specting neutrals, 164; notified of persons who refuse oath of allegiance, 175, 197-198, 240; certification of copy of law in office of, 441; requested to fur- nish copy of act for removing tory families, 724; certification to, of names of persons refusing oath, 833-834; permission for exchange filed in his office, 836. senate. See also subhead, legisla- iure^ senate, president of, 12, …
of, 242, 505, 746; prisoner of war living at, 370, 374; southern limit of residence prescribed to person on bail, 489. Norris, Walter, of Albany, ex- amined respecting escape of prisoner, 397. Northampton, Mass, tory , major confined in jail at, 167; tory major removed from jail at, to Albany, 167, 292. Northern department, commissary of, 224. Norwalk, Conn., letter from, about British deserter, 4…
746; pay for serving citations at, 238; residents of, said to have joined enemy, 238; letter from, con- cerning robbers, 328; tories en- listed at, 564; tories to be ar- rested at, 565. Oothout (Outhout), Abraham, of Schenectady, commissioner for conspiracies, Albany county board, appointment, 67; to take oath of office, 465; joins in com- munications to Albany board, 468, 612; consulted about cap…
discharged on taking oath of allegiance, 747- Palmertown (Palmerton, Parmer- town), Saratoga district, N. Y., residents of, 97, 109, 128, 526, 536; several persons at, harbor and conceal party from enemy, 405. Paper, kind used for minutes of Albany board, 63; accounts for, paid by Albany board, 173- 174, 292, 446. Paper currency. See also Money. Paper currency, counterfeiting, raising, passing or …
to go out of New York, 40, 41 ; to Canada, 40, 58, 208, 248, 545, 547; to British lines in New York city, 40, 41, 58, 248, 252; refusal of, 40, 41 ; to British military prisoners, 41, 255; to Poughkeepsie, 41, 206, 222; to Charlotte county, 41; to New Jersey, 41, 365, 366; to Pennsyl- vania, 4 1 ; refusal of, to Benning- ton, Vt., 41, 356; issuance, contingent upon certificate in certain cases, 41…
477; certain tories to be de- livered over to, 477-478, 482, 506; Albany board writes to, respecting Henry Van Schaack 7.'!.'. Tin: ■J Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 175 Pell, Philip — continued. and others, 484; pass given by, 613, 614. Peltz, Abraham, of Newtown, yeo- man, tory suspect, released on bail, 449. Peltz, Hendrick, of Poughkeepsle, bailsman for Abraham Peltz, 449. Pemberton, W…
bonds, 437; one charged v/ith aiding spy from enemy, 477; one on bail allowed to visit patient, 61 1-612. Picksen, Jane, wife of John Pick- sen, warned to remove from state, 523. '1:7/ i> o'^'M-is/br. : I ! r , ! ^ -v-i Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 177 Picksen, John, tory, his family warned to remove from state, 523- Pittstown (Pitstown, Pits Town, Pitts Town), Rensselaer county, residen…
sioners at, 91, 92; commis- sioners at, send eleven prison- ers to Albany, 92-93; Albany board request commissioners at, to confine suspects about Fish- kill, 99; commissioners at, re- quested to apprehend Jacob Cortman, 144; commissioners at, consulted by Albany board on allowance to militia for pris- oners, 144; commissioners at, requested to apprehend rob- Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies…
to bail those com- mitted by commissioners, 13; deserters from British lines when confined, how released, 24, 791; release of, did not excuse from militia duty, 24, 791 ; legislature requests report about, from com- missioners, 31; guards placed over counterfeiters, paid by commissioners, 38; good money found on counterfeiters, held to reimburse persons defrauded, 38; those captured by Brant, 39; …
moved to Albany hospital, 205; certain, taken by Captain Bal- lard, examined, 208, 211-212; pardoned robber held as wit- ness, 209, 299; one released on bail because of sickness, 210; General Stark discontinues sup- plies to, 210; Albany board furnishes supplies to, 210-21 1, 264-265, 285, 291, 292, 311, 394, 439, 457; those in Johns- town jail petition for release on bail, 212; General Stark aske…
delivered over to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 450; one on pa- role dissuades people from taking up arms, 453; effort to release two by habeas corpus defeated by Albany board, 458; seven- teen forwarded from Schenec- tady to Albany, 468; examina- tions of tliose fonvarded from Schenectady laid before Albany board, 472; commissary of, writes to Albany board respect- ing Henry Van Schaack and others, …
734; rob- bers suppHed with, 748; pur- chase of, for enemy, 762; stock and grain on frontier may be removed or destroyed, 798-799; pork purchased for {)risoners, 817; pay for transporting and smoking beef, 820; accounts for flour, 820, insert opp. 820; money paid for, insert opp. 821. Pruyn, Harmen (Harman, Harme) cited to appear before Albany board, 171-172; asks time to consider oatli of allegia…
35S; required to protect inhabitants of Helderbergs and Pecsink, 377; to arrest person in hiding at Peesink, 397; to scout as far as Roe Kill and Batavia, 401; discharge of Captain De For- est's rangers, 413; John Till- man, Jr., invited to raise com- pany of rangers for Albany board, 488. Ratcliffe. See also Radliff. Ratcliffe (Radliff, Ratcliff, Rod- liff), Arent, required to give account of mat…
Dr. George Smith to go to Canada, 545; bailsman for Dr. Smith, 550, 561; presents to Albany board letter from General Clinton, 683; arrest of his servant, 715, : .'I AO . >3 ' '--r <^^f-;> t"-^: b. ,cd>- r .^pt .yO!^ it. ■ !^ , /'if jl State of New York Reed, Thomas — continued. 716; lives on farm of John TunniclifF, 759-760, 765; to be apprehended, 759-760, 765- 766; committed, 766; testi- mony r…
Bush, 425; discharged, 426. f^v Robberies. See also Plunder,- Robbers. Robberies, committed by persons from British lines, 25; released deserters commit, 39, 40; ran- gers employed in suppressing, 48-50, 52;. rangers hunt for stolen property, 48, 135; fre- quency of, in the Helderbergs, 50; system and laws for sup- pressing, 52-55; persons sus- pected as accessories in, 52; I. :: - . r . ■■•"I.I {…
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, …
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. R…
pass, 159; ordered to apprehend dangerous persons in Helderbergs and Oniskethau, 162; brings suspected person before Albany board, 168-169; cited to appear before Albany board with Egbert Ostrander and wife, 175; discharged with his company, 176; account of Wilhelmus Hainer paid to, 202; recovers escaped prisoner, 215; complaint against, to be ex- amined, 263; requested to give information regardi…
by committee of, 97; committee of, ordered to arrest suspected robber, 98; residents of, 141, 276, 536, 537, 554, 598; bailed person confined to, 353; petition of inhabitants of, 598. Saugerties (Sagerties), Ulster county, resident of, 425. Savage, Edward, of White Creek, bailsman *for William Robins, 631; money paid to, 808. Sawyer, Isaac, joins in recom- mendation of Marcy French, 709. Sawyer, M…
persons, 442; brings in- formation before Albany board, 638; requested to intercept hos- tile persons at Coeymans, 677. Schermerhorn, Philip, cf Scho- dack, cordwainer, bailsman for John Kitde, 658; bailsman for Peter Wyngart, 659. Schermerhorn, Richard, of Schen- ectady, laborer, sent prisoner to Albany, 468; charged with in- tention of going off to enemy, 484; released on bail, 485. Schermerhorn…
under guard from Claverack to Albany, 221; examined and recommitted, 22 1 ; released in order to effect sur- render of John Schuck, 259. Schuck, John, offers to give in- formation about robberies on assurance of pardon, 259. Schuck, Adartinus, of Livingston Manor, laborer, put under bail, 509, 510. _ _ Schuck, William, of Livingston ]\ianor, farmer, put under bail, 509, 511; bailsman for Jacob Hoo…
686. Scouting. See also Schouten, Scowton. Scouting, Dirck, of Half Moon district, farmer, bailsman for Robert Caldwell, 590. Scouts, 83; sent to Helderbergs, 353; request for, in Helderbergs, 366; to be sent to Roe Kill and other points, 401; capture spy and robber, 492; one appre- hends suspicious character, 705. Scowton. See also Schouten, Scouting. Scowton, Isaac, prisoner, sent from Poughkeep…
Johnstown to Albany, 364; charge against, to be examined, 364; released on bail, 382, 383. Shakers. See also Quakers. Shakers, refuse to bear arms, 43 (note), 452; committal of three, 453; order for apprehending one, 453; commissioners suggest course of conduct for dealino- o with, 461; arrest and committal of several, 469, 470, 471; to be sent within enemy's lines, 504; one persuades slave to go …
also Schoom- maker, Schoonmaker. Shoemaker, Johannis, of Schen- ectady, farmer, bailsman for George Shannon, 489. Showers, John, arrested as suspect in robbery of John Van Ness, 135; imprisoned, 135; released on bail, 187. Showers, William, released on bail, 166; bailsman for John Showers, 187. Shufelt, George, bailsman for Johan Jurie Fought, 260. Shufelt, Margaret, warned to re- move from state,…
near, 714. Sloan, James, put on recognizance to furnish bail, 131; released on bail, 134. Sloss, John, brought under guard to Ay, any for complicity in robberies, 133; imprisoned, 133; examined as to robbery of Henry Van Rensselaer, 137; recommit- ted, 137; pardoned, 209, 279; detained as witness, 209; pay for bringing him to jail, 278- 279; released on recognizance to appear as witness, 279; week…
from Klnderhook to Albany, 250; account for conveying his com- pany with prisoners, 344, 81 1 ; money paid to, 811. Smith, John, his arrest ordered for robberies, 143. Smith, John, of Livingston Manor, laborer, deserter from enemy, petition in his behalf, 321, 334- 335' permitted to live at home on bail, 335; order for his sur- render, 482; ball renewed for, 499; delivered up and held for trial, 5…
lotte county, now Clarendon, Vt., resident of, 136. Southerland, Hector, prisoner delivered to Albany board by General Hand, 271. Sparding, John, prisoner, cap- tured at Ticonderoga, sent to Albany, 100; committed, 100. Spawn (Swawn), Philip, of Onis- kethau, cited to appear before Albany board, 177, 182; dis- charged, having taken oath of allegiance, 186. Spencer, Hazelton, ensign in Sir John Joh…
Thomas, deserter from Brant, ordered confined, 293; brought from Schoharie, 294. Stalker, Ambrose, of Claverack district, farmer, bailsman for John Stalker, 605. Stalker, John, of Claverack dis- trict, laborer, released on bail, 604-605. Stalker, Joseph, of Rensselaer- wyck >'unor, cited as witness respecting spies, 570. Stalker, Seth, witness against Simeon Smidi, 702. Stamford (Stanford), Conn.,…
Stevenson. See also Stephenson. Stevenson, Charles, sent from Al- bany jail to the Highlands to be exchanged, 135. Stevenson, John, cited to appear before Albany board, 178; re- fuses oath of allegiance, 188; advised of day for removal, 191, 209; his refusal of oath certified to secretary of state, 197-198; in list of persons removed or held for exchange, 834. Stever, Maria, warned to remove from …
committed, 255; examined and recommitted, 257; attempted to join Brant, 277; released on bail, 278. ^ ■ Suffolk county, 14. Summer (Sommer), John, of Dur- lach, charge against, 751, 752; committed, 752; released on bail, 771. Summer (Somer), William, of Dur- lach, charges person with aiding in destruction of Currytown, 749; imprisoned on same charge, 751; persons incrimi- nated by his evidence, 75…
in Albany jail, 200; Albany board writes to, 268. Taylor, Lucas, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, examined, 748; re- leased on bail, 749. Taylor, Nancy, examined by Al- bany board and recommitted, 123. Taylor, Neal (Cornelius), arrested by militia party, 195, 307; com- mitted, 195; accessory to rob- beries committed by, sent to Albany, 199-200; money paid for information leading to his arrest, 250; taken …
wyck Manor, farmer, bailsman for James Lister, 641. Thomas, John, released on bail, 120. • ■ ■ Thomason, John, prisoner, cap- tured as supposed robber, 109; sent from Schoharie to Albany, 109; confined, 109. Thompson, Archibald, prisoner, removed to hospital on account of illness, 214. Thompson, Israel, commissioner for conspiracies, Dutchess county bo;ird, appointment, 67; his audited account, 81…
within British lines, 18, 19, 21, 173, 176, 177, 183, 189- 190, 191, 193, 209, 213, 217- 218, 228, 260, 288; banished, 19; lands of, attainted, 19; lands of, to be charged double taxes, 19, 785-786; act of Feb. 17, 1779, extending time for taking oath of allegiance by, 21; rejected bill (November, 1778) extending time for taking oath by, 2 1 (note); secret conductof, responsible for actof June 14,…
Poughkecpsie con- sulted about complying with this order, 299; meeting of, in Rensselacrvryxk, 313; warrant for arrest of those attending this meeting, 313; certain, to be removed within enemy's lines unless legislature intervenes, 319; those who have returned to Peesink from enemy's service to be apprehended, 323; those fleeing from Peesink to be in- tercepted at Schoharie creek, Tories — continu…
in Rensselaerwyck Manor, 636; arrest of certain, in Schodack, 638, 640; rescue delinquents from officer, 644-645; arrested for rescuing delinquents, 646; hold meeting in Helderbergs, 647, 650; recruiting for enemy's service, 655, 657, 740; two ac- cused of aiding in destruction of Schoharie, 656; several on bail join enemy, 672-673; tory families north of Hudson river ordered to remove, 696; or- d…
reveal, to commissioners, 504, 630-631; house to be searched for treason- able papers, 760. Trimper, , of Esopus, sus- picious person residing with, 418. 1 I .'■«7> i;tji;- ;:>5;d Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 233 Tripp (Trip), Gideon, of Kings district, farmer, bailsman for Robert Tripp, 741. Tripp (Trip), Robert, of Ach- quetuck, farmer, warrant is- sued for his arrest, 734; ex- amined,…
; witnesses to appear against, 606. Turner, Lemuel, drafted man, delivered up to his colonel, 378, Turner, Reuben, money paid to, 808. Turner, Samuel. See Turner, Lemuel. Turner, Wilhelmas, of Livingston Manor, farmer, disaffected per- son, opposes collection of taxes. 601; arrested and placed under n' r ;i 'i.i.irintwT Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 235 Turner, Wilhelmas — continued, reco…
of, provided for in parole, 288- 289; Albany board takes note of disrespectful language concern- ing' 345'454» 455; depreciation of money of, necessitates in- crease in amount of recogniz- ances, 459-460; counterfeits of continental currency sent out fromNewYork,686; correspond- ence unfavorable to measures ot, forbidden to bailed person, 703. navy, persons condemned as fel- ons might be respited …
Tripp, 734; causes arrest of Robert Tripp, 738; forwards testimony respecting robbery, 744. Van Buren, Hendrick P., dis- affected person, 313; warrant for his arrest, 313. Van Buren, Marte, cited to appear before Albany board, 181; re- fuses oath of allegiance, 183; his removal to enemy's lines ordered, 183; advised of day of removal, 189; his refusal of oath certified to secretary of state, 197-1…
608, 619. Van Der Werken, Barent, sum- moned before commissioners at Stillwater, 466. Van Der Werken, Jacob, of the Sand Vlaktc, farmer, bailsman for Albert Van Der Werken, 562; bailsman for William Laird, 563- Van Der Wilger (Van Der Wel- gen. Van Der Wilgen), Derick (Dirck), of the Helderbcrgs, his failure to render patriotic serv- ice cvnlained, 367; tory meet- ing at his house, 647; cited be- …
robbing Henry Van Rensselaer, 106; confined, 107; exonerated and released on recognizance, 123-124. Van Hoesen, John, bailsman for Catharine Mcsick, 130. Van Hoesen, John Lendertse (Johannis, Jr.), he and his son, Jacob, arrested on suspicion of robbing Henry Van Rensselaer, 106; confined, 107; exonerated and released on recognizance, 123-124. Van Hoesen, Justice (Justicia), charged with advising …
for paper, 173-174; to assist in ex- change of Cherry Valley cap- tives, 304; ;^95 paid to, on salary account, 320; applies to General Clinton for soldiers to seize tories at Peesink, 323; furnishes information against Stephen Van Dyck, 394, 404; money advanced by, to Albany board, 410, 812; money received by, for Albany board, 599; resigns office of commissioner, 670; money paid to, 81 1; his acc…
833, 834; held for exchange, 240-241, 310, 835; on parole to appear before governor, 241; tardy notification to governor Van Schaack, Henry — continued, of his removal, 243-244; gov- ernor recommends lenient treat- ment of, 265; to be removed to new place of confinement, 266, 269; paroled, 269; his ex- change must precede that of John Gumming, 281; writes to Albany board, 285; commis- sioners writ…
for John J. Miller, 651. Van Valkenburgh, Joachim, dis- affected person, 313; warrant for his arrest, 313. Van Valkenburgh, John, of Rens- selaerwyck Manor, cordwainer, disaffected person, 313; his ar- rest, 313; released on bail, 315. Van- Valkenburgh, John J., of Kinderhook, laborer, gives bail at Poughkeepsie to surrender himself to Albany board, 515; liberated on bail, 515; release of his effe…
Vedder. See also Veeder. Vedder, Arent, bailsman for Hugh Alexander, 229. Veeder, Abraham, of Normans Kil, farmer, bailsman for John Nightingale, 505-506. Veeder, Abraham, colonel, presents information touching British emissary, 629, 630; presents information touching Philip Cough, 670-671, 672; procures release of Coenradt Coon, 743. Veeder, Volckert (\''olkert), of Tr}'on county, justice, writes…
Visscher, Teunis H., captain, of bateau, 89. Visscher, Teunis T. C, captain, security for proposed enlist- ments, 84. Vollwider. See Vollvvyder. Vollw)'der (Vollwider), Abraham, of Niskayuna, disaffected per- son, ordered to procure bail, 615. Vosburgh (^^ossburgh), Abraham, of Claverack, farmer, bailsman for Angus McDonald, 627. Vosburgh, Cornelius, bailsman for Nicholas Kittle, 319. Vosburgh, Di…
Simeon Garret made pris- oner by, 731; Generals Schuy- ler and Gansevoort appealed to for aid in capturing, 731; person Waltimyer, John — continued, suspected of sheltering, 731; persons who have harbored him to be apprehended, 733- 734; Robert Tripp accused of harboring, 738; former servant of, heads party of robbers, 742; returns from Canada with des- patches, 755, 759, 760; attempts to kidnap G…
and others, 636; for Silas Wood and William Bruce, 637; for Martin Egbcrtse and Johannis Kittle, 638; for William Laird, 643; for Andries StoU and Har- pert Witbeeck, 644; for persons rescuing delinquents from offi- cer, 645; for Nicholas Miller and others, 645-646; for Augus- tus Jeram, 653; for one Thomas, 655; for Ryneir Vischer, 656; for Nathaniel Cotton, 657; for Ambrose Vincent and others, 6…
Wighman. Weger. See also Weager, Weeger. Weger, Andrics, tory suspect, con- fined by order of Lieutenant Colonel Van Rensselaer, 458. Weger, Leonard, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, released on bail, 494. Weissenfels (Weisenfelt), Freder- ick, lieutenant colonel, sends examination of Indian to Al- bany board, 596. Weller. See also Veller. Weller, Frederick, of Schenec- tady, laborer, sent priso…
from, required for issuance of passes to Ver- mont, 41; charges by, pre- ferred against suspected or dis- loyal persons, 41; obliged to reveal disloyalty, 41; conduct of overzealous, objected to by Albany board, 43-44; bar- barity of, in plundering tories, 55; called scoundrels and ras- cals, 56, 454; compelled to pro- cure private guards for security against tory violence, 416. Whitacre. See also…
charged with entertaining express from New York, 550; warrant for his arrest, 550. Williams, William, of Newtown, farmer, summoned before com- missioners at Stillwater, 466; bailsman for William Williams, Jr., 467. Williams, William, Jr., of New- town, farmer, furnishes bail, 467. Williamson, Jacobus, of Maple Town, summoned as witness against Simon Frazer, 185. Williamson, Samuel, of Albany, char…
235; account for, used by prisoners, 309. Woodstock, Conn., resident of, 159- Woodward, Abigail, wife of Josiah Woodward, warned to remove from state, 541. Woodward, Abijah, apprehended as disaffected person, 406; con- fined, 406; discharged, 408; bailsman for Caleb Brown, Jr., 408. Woodward, David, tory, his fam- ily warned to remove from state, 541. Woodward, Gershom, money paid to, 808. Woodv/a…
Johannis, of Albany, yeoman, bailsman for Jacob J. Truax, 507. Wyngart (Wyngaert), Peter, of Schodack, farmer, apprehended as disaffected person, 640; com- mitted, 640; released on bail, 659- Wynkoop, Cornelius E. (C. [sic]), commissioner for conspiracies, Ulster county board, appoint- ment, 68; prisoner bailed by Albany board to work at Kings- ton for, 118; his audited ac- count, 815, 816; his ac…
Rachel, gives information against Lambert Starnbergh and others, 717. Youngs, Robert, bailsman for George Snyder, 194; discharged , 194- Yselstyn. See Esselstyne. ZEVEN, Christopher, bailsman for Richard Loucks, 422. Zimmer, Jacob, of Helderbergs, farmer, bailsman for Andries Cogh, 697; bailsman for And- ries Wolders, 697; bailsman for George Pattshold, 697. Zimmer, Sarah, of Schoharie, warned to …