Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies
trict, Rensselaer county, residents of, 82-83, 85, 130, 185, 639, 664, 688; lawless proceedings 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; committed, 752.
Hopper, Jacobus, of Durlach, charge against, 751, 752; committed, 752. Hopping, Ephraim, deserter from Canada, receives passes from Thomas Chittenden and Albany board, 739. Hops (Hop), Isaac, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, farmer, bailsman for John Myers, 104; ordered to deliver up John Myers, 108; discharged from recognizance entered into for John IMyers, 109; apprehended for helping to rescue prisoners, 646; committed, 646; released on bail, 663.
Horn, John, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, butcher, bailsman for John Klock, 547; bailsman for Jotham Bemus, 602-603. Horses, law against stealing, 54; stolen in Dutchess county, 92; stolen in Albany county, 119; escape of persons apprehended for stealing, 480; person permitted to go to Tryon county in search of, 541; person charged with stealing, sent up from Poughkeepsie, 584; James Wats^in ordered to deliver one to Berijah Tyler, 695; person charged with stealing, delivered to Major Graham, 711.
Horton, David, Jr., money paid to, insert opp. 821. i.' !0 i i' 1 1 0 I < (, " Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 115 Hospital, .at Albany, removal of sick prisoners to, 46, 114, 125, 126, 131, 205, 214, 219, 223, 224; dangerous prisoners when removed to, kept under guard, 46; report of condition of sick prisoners required of director of, 46; Dr. Joseph Young director of, at Albany, 46; sick state prisoners to be cared for at Albany, 46-47, 224; prisoner in, released to bondsman, 135; prisoner in, remanded to jail, 242.
Hotj Christopher, tory suspect, sent under guard to Albany, 1 26. Houser, Eva, warned to remove from state, 6 12; certificate in her behalf, 612-613; permitted to remain at home, 620. Howard, John, suspect, ordered confined, 183; released on recognizance, 249.
Howard, Mathew, of Pittstown, summoned as witness against Simon Frazer, 185. Howard, William, apprehended on suspicion of complicity in robbery, 334; confined, 334; examined, 335. Howe, Isaac, cited before Albany board to testify respecting conduct of John ]\Iiller, 414; gives testimony, 416.
Howe, Nicholas, bailsman for Rachel Farguson, 411. Howe, Stephen, bailsman for Rachel Farguson, 411. Hoyt.
See Hayt, Hoit. Hubs, Alexander, gives testimony respecting Benjamin Davis and others, 436; bailsman for Isaac Lamb, 437. Hudson, Elijah, of Kings district, bailsman for William True, 437.
Hudson, Ephraim, lieutenant, witness against disaffected persons, 516, 534- Hudson, Moses, lieutenant, testifies in favor of John Ratcliffe and Arent Ratcliffe, 728; conveys proposal made by person returning from Canada, 767. Hudson (Hudson's) river, Ryley's rangers ferried across, 49, 233; robbers on east side of, 53, 181; company raised on east side of, for protection of inhabitants, 347; flour secreted on west side of, 371; parties to be raised on east and west side of, to enforce orders of Albany board, 443- 444; suspicious characters discovered on, in a bateau, 474; eastern limit of residence prescribed to persons on bail, 489, 609; tory express crosses, 565; hostile persons to be seized before crossing, 677; disaffected families north of, to remove, 696; boats on, to be destroyed, 696; suspicious character on east side of, 700; dangerous tory on east side of, 730; tories removed to east side of, supposed to be plotting, 754; shore of, to be guarded, 759. ■J, •'i f ii6 State of New York Huff, Michael, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, 475.
Hull, Daniel, justice of peace, orders arrest of disaffected and dangerous persons, 661. Hull, Seth, cited before Albany board, to testify respecting conduct of John Miller, 414; gives testimony, 416. Humfrey.
See also Humphrey. Humfrey (Humphrey, Humphryes, Humphy), Cornelius, colonel, commissioner for conspiracies, Albany county board, appointment, 67, 79; his attendances at Albany board meetings, 75, 94; signs oath, 80, 94; bailsman for John Hart, 96; delegated by Albany board to procure court's opinion about person under arrest, 106; released prisoner employed by, 109; affidavits sent to, 120; to give orders to Ryley's rangers at Kinderhook, 120; sends to Albany persons accessor^' to robbery 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 victualing militia, 187, 810; directs militia party in apprehending Neal Taylor, 195; sends to Albany accessory to robberies committed by Neal Taylor, 199- 200; writes to Albany board, 211, informs Albany board of Humfrey, Cornelius — continued, examination of Daniel Dobs, 248-249; his account for money paid for information, 250, 810; writes to Albany