bail to be prosecuted, 673. File, Christian, released on recognizance, 224. File, Christopher, his bail augmented 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, farmer, bailsman for Marte Freligh, 134; confined, examined and '■ecommitted, 220; released on bail, 226; bailsman for Christopher File, 460; charged with passing counterfeit money, 544; ordered to appear before Albany board, 544; apprehended for helping to rescue 0- T:XO tf^ Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 85 File, Melchert — continued, prisoners, 646; committed, 646; released on bail, 648.

Filten, Filkens. See Filkins. Filkins (Filken), Abraham, of Rensselaer\\'yck Manor, farmer, bailsman for John Bacchos, 377; bailsman for Henry Filkins, 643- Filkins (Filkens), Henry, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, farmer, apprehended for being present at tory meeting, 638-639; ordered to appear before Albany board, 639; furnishes bail, 641, 642, 643.

Filkins, Jacob, bailsman for John Dusenbury, 381. Fillone, John, confined in Johnstown jail, petitions for release on bail, 212. Finances, funds for commissioners, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29» 779-780, 787,^ 789, 790; resolutions in legislature for examining and adjusting public accounts, defeated, 23; resolutions of Congress (March 18, 1780), 25; financial records of New York during American Revolution, where now kept, 36, 803, 804; pay-bills and vouchers as to rangers, 49, 151- 152, 201, 221, 236, 344; Charlotte county board procures, through Albany board, 50-51, 116, 133; State funds for Albany board often received through Poughkeepsie board, 51, Finances — continued. 283-284; pay-bill of secretary of Albany county board, 63-64; original vouchers and pay-bills of commissioners for conspiracies now extant, 64; Albany board requests one thousand pounds, 80; account of Gerrit Van Hoesen ordered paid, loi; guards ordered paid for conveying suspected robbers to Albany, 106, 124, 125, 133; pay-bill for arrest of robbers, 133; guards paid for bringing to Albany persons who passed counterfeit money, 136; pay of constable for seizing stolen goods, 138; pay for victualing and lodging prisoners and guard, 140-141; account of Richard Bronck ordered paid, 156; pay for bringing person from Northampton to Albany, 167; pay for articles for use of Albany board, 173-174, 184, 292; account of Cornelius Van Deusen ordered paid, 174; pay for services and expenses of militia party, 187; account of Christopher Hawk, constable, ordered paid, 188; pay of Isaac A.

Fonda for conducting tories to Fishkill, 189 (note); salary of secretary of Albany board increased, 192; money deposited with new treasurer of Albany board by retiring treasurer, 195; pay for arrest of John Myer, 202; money paid ■''4 ! i ..r I 86 State of New York Finances — continued. to Colonel John Fisher for conducting tories from Albany to Poughkeepsie, 206, 228, 262; pay for bringing Nathaniel Morgan from Barrington, 221; expenses for conducting prisoners from Claverack to Albany, 221; account to be kept at Albany hospital for care of state prisoners, 224; Albany board receives £^00 from state treasurer, 231; account for ferrying Ryley's rangers across the Hudson, 233; Albany board entrusts £^0 to Isaac D.

Fonda, 234; pay for serv'ing citations, 238, 250, 314; pay for information leading to arrest of robber, 250; pay for conveying party of men with prisoner from Kinderhook to Albany, 250; money taken from suspected person returned, 251; pay for arresting accessories to robberies, 251; pay for arresting persons who have harbored robbers, 252; pay for notices of citations in newspapers, 253; pay of Isaac A.

Fonda for conductino; tories from Kinderhook to Poughkeepsie, 258; pay for efforts of militia to apprehend persons from Canada, 261; pay for beef for state prisoners, 264- 265,285,291,292,311; pay for necessaries for prisoners, 267; account of Isaac Bogert ordered paid, 267; pay for bringing Finances — continued. robbers to jail, 278-279; Albany board receives ^^500 from state treasury, 284; pay of marshal to Albany board, 290; pay for apprehending persons on their way to Canada, 291; charges for conveying tory from Northampton to Albany paid by him, 292; gratuity allowed for information from Chemung, 293; Albany board draws on 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; payment to Leonard Gansevoort, Jr., on salary account, 308; account for wood for prisoners paid, 309; payment to Cornelius Humphrey on salary account, 311; payment to John M. Beeckman on salary account, 311; payment to Hugh Mitchell on salary account, 314; account of Volckert Dawson for necessaries provided for prisoners, 319; payment to Leonard Gansevoort, Jr., on salary account, 320; payment to John M. Beeckman on