MINUTES OF THE FIRST COMMISSION FOR DETECTING AND DEFEATING CONSPIRACIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK VOL.2:17 JUNE 1777 - 12 OCT 1777, pp.315-401 SOURCE: Collections of the NY Historical Society v.58 (Family name) (Given name) page month-year event DAVIS John 319 Jun77 discharged (after taking oath) THORNE Stephen 319 Jun77 discharged (after taking oat) LAWRENCE John 319 Jun77 eliberated (can return from NH) PURDY Joseph 319 Jun77 eliberated (can return from NH) DEVOE Levi 319 Jun77 eliberated (can return from NH) DUEL Silas 319 Jun77 eliberated SHEAR Lewis 319 Jun77 escaped from the (Eusopus) ships SHEAR Lewis 320 Jun77 confined in goal BEARDSLEY (Revd) 320 Jun77 confined on his farm GARRISON David 320 Jun77 discharged (after taking oath) MILLER John 320 Jun77 confined in goal JEECOCKS Benjamin 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie HAIGHT Joshua 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie DEAN Jonathan 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie GREEN Zopher 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie UPTON Paul 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie MOSIER Trip 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie VIEL Martha 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie BROWN Martha 320 Jun77 confined in Poughkeepsie FOWLER James 320 Jun77 confined to goal HOWLAND Nathaniel jr 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) AKIN Timothy 321 Jun77 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) BRIGGS Peleg 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) BRIGGS Jeremiah 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) PEASLEE John 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) PEASLY Isaac 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) BISHOP William 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) FUNCK Jacob 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) SHOWERMAN Peter 321 Jun77 discharged (after oath) BULLUS Robert jr 321 Jun77 confined * 21 QUAKERS WHO WENT TO British Long I. were * confined to Fleet prison WORDEN Nathaniel (Dr.) 322 Jun77 discharged (after oath) WHITE John 322 Jun77 discharged (after oath) JEECOCKS Benjamin (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) HAIGHT Joshua (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) DEAN Jonathan (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) GREEN Zopher (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) UPTON Paul (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) MOSHER Trip (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) BURGH James van (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Prison) MABBET Joseph (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Prison) WALBRIDGE Elias (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Prison) DUTCHER Christopher (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) BURDICK Robert (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) DUEL Silas (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) HURD Ebenezer (Quaker) 323 Jun77 confined (Fleet Pr) DUTCHER Christopher 323 Jun77 discharged (after oath) FOWLER William 323 Jun77 discharged (after oath) GRANT John 323 Jun77 discharged (after oath) HAVILAND Isaac 323 Jun77 discharged (after oath) SHEAR Johannis 324 Jun77 confined to the town JACKSON Increase 324 Jun77 discharged (after oath) STORM David 324 Jun77 discharged HARRIS William 325 Jun77 Horse confiscated STRAIN Joseph 325 Jun77 Discharged BULLES Robert 325 Jun77 Discharged SHEAR Lewis 325 Jun77 Discharged * ALL NY STATE prisoners to be moved to Fleet pr JENKINS John 326 Jun77 Confined to goal SPENCER Jabez 326 Jun77 Confined to goal CORY Griffin 326 Jun77 Confined to goal YATES William 326 Jun77 Confined to goal DUSENBERRY John 327 Jun77 Discharged (after oath) VANDENBURGH Henry 327 Jul77 confined (in Fleet prison) GRIFFIN Obadiah 327 Jul77 Confined (in Fleet prison) SHEAR Johannis 327 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) CASEWELL John 328 Jul77 Confined CASEWELL Ruben 328 Jul77 Confined WEST Elisha 328 Jul77 Confined MILLARD Jonathan 328 Jul77 Confined PROSSER Elias 328 Jul77 Confined MERCY Griffin 328 Jul77 Confined BURCH William 328 Jul77 Confined BURCH Charles 328 Jul77 Confined HAVILAND John 328 Jul77 Confined VAUGHAN Weight 328 Jul77 Confined HOLLOWAY Joseph 328 Jul77 Confined RUSHMORE Silas (Quaker) Discharged (after affirmation) JENKINS John 328 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) MILLER John 328 Jul77 enlisted in Continental army WEST Elisha 329 Jul77 testimony about murder of officer SPENCER Jabez 330 Jul77 discharged (after affirmation) MILLER Jonathan 330 Jul77 discharged (after oath) SISSEL Peleg 331 Jul77 Confined to goal * 62 militiamen refused to march to Peekskill, fined HAWVER Frederick 335 Jul77 discharged (after oath) BURGET Jacob 335 Jul77 Fined 40sh BURGET George 335 Jul77 Fined 40sh HAWVER Frederick 335 Jul77 Fined 40sh FRYOVER Jacob 335 Jul77 Fined 3pds STILWELL Thomas 336 Jul77 Fined 3pds CASHOW Johannis 336 Jul77 Fined 3pds WILLIAMS Israel 336 Jul77 Fined 10pds CROSS Amos 336 Jul77 Fined 10pds PETERS Abel 336 Jul77 Fined 20pds KELSY Israel 336 Jul77 Fined 8pds BANKER John 336 Jul77 Fined 3pds BARNS Samuel 336 Jul77 Fined 8pds FILKINS Germond 336 Jul77 Fined 2pds, confined till paid FILKINS Henry 336 Jul77 Fined 2pds, discharded (after oath) GERMOND James P. 336 Jul77 Fined 10pds, confined till paid GERMOND Peter 336 Jul77 Fined 10pds, confined till paid BULLIS John 336 Jul77 Fined 3pds, confined till paid HICKS Benjamin 336 Jul77 5pds, discharged (after oath) BEDLE Timothy 336 Jul77 Fined 10pds, confined till paid SMITH Jacob 336 Jul77 Fined 4pds, discharged (after oath) FILKINS John 336 Jul77 Fined 3pds, confined till paid AKELY John 336 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) PEARSALL George 336 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) MEDLER Johannis 337 Jul77 Eliberated (with surety) LAWRENCE Thomas 337 Jul77 Eliberated (with surety) BURCH William 338 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) BURCH Charles 338 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) MERCY Griffin 338 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) WEST Elisha 338 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) HALSTED John 338 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) HAVILAND John 338 Jul77 Discharged (after affirmation) CASWELL Ruben 339 Jul77 Eliberated PROSSER Elias 340 Jul77 Discharged (after affirmation) BEDLE Timothy 340 Jul77 Fine reduced from 10 to 7pds GERMOND James P. 340 Jul77 Fine reduced from 10 to 7pds GERMOND Peter 340 Jul77 Fine reduced from 10 to 7pds BULLIS John Joe 340 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) HOAG Elijah 342 Jul77 Closely confined GIFFIN Obadiah 342 Jul77 Eliberated (on parole) DEUL Silas 342 Jul77 Eliberated HOGEL Francis 344 Jul77 Confined SHOWERS William 344 Jul77 Confined SMITH Daniel 345 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) LEONARD Thomas 345 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) DRAKE William 345 Jul77 Discharged (after oath) GRIFFIN Obadiah 345 Aug77 Very ill as in jail JEECOCKS Benjamin 346 Aug77 Discharged (after oath) ELSWORTH William 346 Aug77 Discharged (after oath) UPTON Paul 346 Aug77 Eliberated COONLY Johannis 347 Aug77 Discharged SMITH Nathaniel 348 Aug77 On recogniz. (counterfeiting) HENDRICKSON Hendrick 348 Aug77 On recogniz.(counterfeiting) SMITH Benjamin jr 349 Aug77 Confined OSTRUM Jacob 350 Aug77 Discharged (after oath) BUTLER Thomas 350 Aug77 Confined MOSHER John 350 Aug77 Confined STRAAT John 350 Aug77 Confined SRAAT jr 350 Aug77 Confined JOHANNIS Jacob 350 Aug77 Confined VELT Bleau 350 Aug77 Confined DEPUE Peter 350 Aug77 Confined Then come several pages with fairly unclear testimonies HUGHSON George 354 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) STRAAT Jacob jr 354 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) DEPEW Peter 354 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) VELT Blau 354 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) MOSHER John 354 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) HOLLOWAY Joseph 354 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) STICKLE Nicholas 356 Aug77 To be apprehended KISTER Henning Nicholas 357 Aug77 to be apprehended KISTER Henning Nicholas 357 Aug77 confined (Fleet Prison) BRYAN James 359 Aug77 Eliberated TITUS Samuel 359 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) DEUEL Silas 359 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Prison) STRAAT John 359 Aug77 Discharged (after oath) STRAAT Jacob jr 359 Aug77 Discharged(after oath) DEPUE Peter 359 Aug77 Discharged (after oath) DIAMOND Isaac 361 Aug77 Confined CREAMER Absalom 361 Aug77 Confined MARKS Joseph 361 Aug77 Confined SPICER James 361 Aug77 Confined BROWN Jonathan 361 Aug77 Confined ISMORE James 361 Aug77 Confined DELONG Martin 363 Aug77 Confined * 45 persons (LESTER-RILEY) 365 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Pr) MOULTON Nathan 366 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Pr) BEVERLY James 366 Aug77 Confined (Fleet Pr) * Five pages devoted to a theft of cheese, arrests below McCOY Archibald 372 Aug77 Confined (in iron) HOFF John 372 Aug77 Confined (in iron) TAYLOR Christine 372 Aug77 Confined (Poughkeepsie goal) TAYLOR Catherine 372 Aug77 Confined (Poughkeepsie goal) McKENZY Mary 372 Aug77 Confined (Poughkeepsie goal) FAIRCHILD Mary 372 Aug77 Confined (Poughkeepsie goal) * 17 prisoners on board the Fleet prison to be discharged KILMORE Peter 375 Sep77 Confined, then discharged RYPENBERGH Johannis 375 Sep77 Confined,then discharged FRELIGH Abraham jr 376 Sep77 Confined FRELIGH Johannes 376 Sep77 Confined WHILEY Thomas 376 Sep77 Confined WHILEY James 376 Sep77 Confined HOUGH Andries 379 Sep77 Confined (Fleet prison) HAGEDOORN Jacob 379 Sep77 Confined (Fleet prison) DRUM John 379 Sep77 Confined (Fleet prison) * 379-384: testimonies (barns burned,flight to NYC) PIER Tenis 385 Sep77 confined (Fleet prison) FRELIGH Abraham 385 Sep77 confined (Fleet prison) WEDER Johannis Jost 385 Sep77 Discharged (after oath) WHILEY Samuel 385 Sep77 Discharged (after oath) HAAVER Christian 385 Sep77 Discharged (after oath) FRELIGH Johannis 385 Sep77 Discharged (after oath) FRELIGH Isaac 385 Sep77 Discharged (after oath) SCHERMERHORNE Luke 386 Sep77 Discharged (after paying) WYATT David H 386 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) DOTT John 386 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) SLY Mills 386 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WATERS Thomas 387 Oct77 Eliberated HAIGHT Joshia 387 Oct77 Eliberated MOSHER Trip 387 Oct77 Eliberated DEANE Jonathan 387 Oct77 Eliberated HOAG Elijah 387 Oct77 Eliberated DEWEL Silas 387 Oct77 Eliberated THORNE Jabez 387 Oct77 Eliberated FRELIGH Abraham 387 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WHILEY Thomas 387 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WHILEY James 387 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LISTER James 387 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) FILKINS John 387 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) HOOGHTEELINGH James 387 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) McCAGG Cornelius 387 Oct77 Eliberated RELYEA Peter 388 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) VROOMAN Nicholas 388 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) CLARK Nathan 389 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) BARENHART David 389 Oct77 Eliberated WALLACE William 389 Oct77 Eliberated TRAVER John 389 Oct77 Eliberated FISHER Christian 390 Oct77 Eliberated KEISLER Haning Nicholas 390 Oct77 Discharged (after Oath) MOSHER John 390 Oct77 Discharged (after Oath) BUMPUS Edward 390 Oct77 Eliberated BEMUS Jotham 390 Oct77 Eliberated BUTLER Thomas 391 Oct77 Discharged (exchanged) WOOSTER Moses 391 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) BEEBE Asa 391 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) INGRUM Benjamin 391 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) DEAN Josiah 391 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) DEAN Daniel 391 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) MATHER James 391 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) GATES Nehemiah 391 Oct77 Eliberated SPENDELOW Benjamin 392 Oct77 Eliberated TITUS Samuel 392 Oct77 Eliberated BURDICK Robert 392 Oct77 Eliberated HOLLOWAY Joseph 392 Oct77 Eliberated HURD Ebenezer 392 Oct77 Eliberated MABBETT Joseph 392 Oct77 Eliberated AMBURGH Matthew van 392 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) KRANKHAIGHT Jacob 392 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LESTER Enoch 392 Oct77 Eliberated COLE Nicholas 392 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) ASHTON John 392 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) EPHRAIM Mallery 393 Oct77 Discharged (after affirmation) LEWIS William 393 Oct77 Eliberated NICHOLSON Robert 393 Oct77 Eliberated SCOUTEN Jacob 393 Oct77 Discharged ELTINGE ROELOF Josias 394 Oct77 Discharged SNIFFIN Isaac 394 Oct77 Discharged GILMORE Robert 394 Oct77 Eliberated COLLINS Thomas 395 Oct77 Eliberated READ William 395 Oct77 Eliberated SIMMONS Edward 395 Oct77 Eliberated DROM Johannis 396 Oct77 Discharged from Fleet Prison WRAG Richard 396 Oct77 Discharged from Fleet Prison HAM Conradt 396 Oct77 Discharged from Fleet Prison MILLER Thomas 396 Oct77 Discharged from Fleet Prison SEIMON Jacob 396 Oct77 Discharged from Fleet Prison SEIMON Jeremiah 398 Oct77 Discharged SEIMON Coenradt 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) SEIMON David 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LOUN Bastian 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WEDERWAX Abraham 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) HOUGH Andreas 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) RING Coenradt 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) MOSHER Jabez 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) DOUGLASS William 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) GIFFORD Robert 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) BAIN John 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) ACKERMAN William 398 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WHITE Rufus 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WEAGER Barent 399 Oct77 Eliberated ACKERMAN James 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) McCOUEN Hugh 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LIGHTHART Daniel 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WEDERWAX Jacob 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WEDERWAX David 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) BROEST Jacob 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) OAKLEY Richard 399 Oct77 Eliberated MATHEW Robert 399 Oct77 Eliberated GILFORD Elihu 399 Oct77 Discharged SNYDER Jacob 399 Oct77 Eliberated HALENBECK Daniel 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) HALENBECK Daniel jr 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) SNYDER Nicholas 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) SNYDER Christopher 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LAKE Abraham 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LUCAS John 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WOOD John 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) KROOT Christian 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) SHIPMAN Dan 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) PENDERGRASS William 399 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) LUYCK Nicholas 400 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) ROMER John 400 Oct77 Discharged (on recommendation) TALMAGE Josiah 400 Oct77 Discharged FRELIGH Matthew 400 Oct77 Eliberated CHEENY William 400 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) WHITEMAN Samuel 400 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) PLANK Hendrick 400 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) FINKLE Frederick 400 Oct77 Discharged (after oath) BEARD David 400 Oct77 Eliberated (after affirmation) NEWMAN Joseph 400 Oct77 Eliberated (after oath) WATERS Thomas 402 Oct77 Discharged (on recommendation) * The account jumps from: * 12 Oct77 to 8 Nov77, then to 15 Jan78 * After that date and until the end (on 23 Sep 1778) * there are only 12 sessions and their content is * exclusively financial. * In other words, it can be * considered that in practice this record ends * on 12 Oct 1777.