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A number of Loyalists of Queens county were indicted, but when they appeared at Albany to make their defence, no one appeared against them. They paid their lawyers' fees, and that was the end of the matter. (See Thompson, I., 213.)
The trespass act was aimed at the Loyalists, and affected them seriously. It provided that in all actions of trespass, the defendant should not be allowed to plead the superior order of the enemy. Under this act, the Whigs sued the Loyalists before a justice of the peace for impressing a team, taking a horse, hay, grain, &c. ; and the suits generally went one way. John Luyster, Cedar Swamp, had a fine horse taken under an impress war- rant by Esq. V. W., who returned him after a while much jaded. He sued at Norwich and recovered damages. Living- ston, defendant's lawyer, attempted to plead the superior order of the enemy, but was overruled by the justice. B. Rushmore also sued him for cattle driven off for the British ; but before the trial, V. W. had gone to Nova Scotia. (See 282, note.)
In the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Thomas Cornwell was sued for trespass by Thomas Waters; John Smith, by Henry Stocker, Aspinwall Cornwell, and Richard Thorne ; St.
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Thorne, Sr., by Richardson Sands ; and Ed. Thorne, by Sam'l Cornwell and Benjamin Sands, Sr .- Holt, May 29, '84.
The Loyalists, by feeing Burr, Hamilton, and other of the ablest Whig lawyers pretty handsomely, succeeded in staving off many of these suits, or removing them by certiorari to the higher courts. In this way the Whigs were frequently frus- trated in their hopes of getting satisfaction for damages.
531. Such of the taxable inhabitants of Queens county (whether Whig or Loyalist) as remained within the British lines during the Revolution, were taxed £14,000 to defray the expenses of the war .- May 28, '84.
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INDEX OF NAMES.
A.
Albertson, Derrick, robbed, 336. Alexander, Joseph, hung, 337. Allen, Henry, 33, 101. Altrecht, Capt. Barent, 353, note. Amberman, Derick, murdered, 255. Areson, Benj., robbed, 205.
B.
Baylis, Capt. Ephraim, 48, 58. Baylis, Elias, 56, 57, 113. Baxter, Israel, 330. Bennet, Jacob, robbed, 157. Birdsall, B., 42, 66, 81, 83, 87, 88, 218, 292.
Birch, Col., 117, 118, 505.
Blackwell, Samuel, 6, 13, 108.
Bloodgood, Widow, 109. Bloomer, Rev. Joshua, 213, 240. Bogart, Isaac, 119. Bogart Tunis, 334, 368, note.
Bowden, Rev. Mr., 213, 225, 260.
Bowne, Willet, robbed, 204. Brewerton, Col. George, 245, 485. Brooks, Dr. David, 320, 397. Brown, Col. Monfort, 383, 483, 492. Brush, Major, 316, note, 395. Burling, James, 109, 520. Burns, Michael, 117. Burnet, Rev. M., 212. Burtis, John, attacked, 323. Burr, James, shot, 323. Butler, John, robbed, 411.
C.
Carlton, Sir Guy, 461, note, 520.
Carpenter, Jacob, robbed, 386. Clowes, Samuel, 468. Cock, Capt. Abm., taken, 391. Cock, Wm., robbed, 386. Cock, Clark, robbed, 394.
Cock, Samuel, robbed, 404. Coe, Capt. Benjamin, 102, 103, 526. Coe, Jona., 108. Colden, David, 123, 191, 460. Colden, Lt. Gov., 2, note ; address- ed, 20. Coles, Nathaniel, horse stolen, 415. Coles, Albert, carried off, 397. Coles, Lieut. Robert, 54, 63. Cornwell, Cor., robbed, 336.
Cornwell, Wm., 33, 90, 330.
Cornwell, John, 33, 90.
Cornwell, Aspinwall, 33, 305.
Cornwell, Hewlett, 330.
Cornwell, Richard, widow of, rob- bed, 336. Corsa, Col. Isaac, 190. Covert, Tunis, 255.
Craft, Wright, 336. Creed, Wm., 113, 282.
Creed, Benjamin, 261.
Cruger, John Harris, 484.
Cumberson, Thomas, shoots a sol- dier, 166.
Cunningham, W., 117, 200, note, 368, note. Cutting, Rev. Leonard, 338.
D.
Delancey, Gen. Oliver, 214, 368, 482,483. Delancey, Maj. Oliver, 112, 505. Dibble, Fyler, 378. Dickie, Capt., 350, 353, 357.
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Ditmars, Dowe, 108, 272. Ditmars, Abm., 72, 114. Dodge, Peter, 115. Dodge, Thomas, 33, 296. Doughty, Samuel, 267, note; rob- bed, 365. Downing, Silas, robbed, 427. Doxey, Isaiah, 96, note, 213. Duryee, Daniel, 113.
E.
Edsall, Philip, 218. Emerick, Lieut. Col., 375.
Envidito, John, taken, 419. Erskine, Sir William, 117, 390. Everitt, Benjamin, robbed, 281.
F.
Fanning, Col. Edmund, 491. Farley, Capt. James, robbed, 411. Farmer, John, 71, note. Field, Hezekiah, 108. Fleet, Arnold, carried off, 398. Foster, Sol., shoots a soldier, 367. Franklin, Hon. Wm., 407, 410. French, Capt. Joseph, 26. Friend, Charles, 53. Froeligh, Rev. Sol., 213, note. Furman, William, 113, 165.
G.
Glean, William, 205. Greene, Gen. Nath'l, letter from, 93. Griswold, Joseph, 299. Guthrie, William, hung, 337.
H.
Haire, Jona., shoots a soldier, 424. Haines, Alexander, 314. Hale, Capt. N., 368, note. Hallet, Joseph, robbed, 132. Hamilton, Col. Archibald, 60, 182, 193, note, 195, 446. Hammon, Jupiter, 410, note.
Hart, Rev. Joshua, 221. Haviland, David, sheep stolen, 211. Heard, Col., 38. Hedger, James, shot, 200.
Hegeman, Andrew, 368, note.
Hegeman, Judge Elbert, 117. Hegeman, Elbert, 334. Hegeman, Joost, 425.
Hewlett, Capt. Benj., 347, 253.
Hewlett, Richard, robbed, 336. Hewlett, Lieut. Col. Richard, 31, 35, 190, 342, 423, 486. Hewlett, James, robbed, 322. Hewlett, Joseph, 91. Hewlett, Capt. St., 347, 363.
Herrold, Samuel, robbed, 301.
Hicks, Capt. Charles, 347, 353,359.
Hicks, Tho's, 22, 26 ; robbed, 197.
Hicks, Serg't William, 91.
Higbie, Stephen, 193, note. Hinchman, Robert, 114, 529.
Holroyd, John, 300, robbed, 310. Horton, Rev. Simon, 108.
Howard, William, 99. Hyler, Capt:, 361, 362.
I.
Inglis, Rev. C., 56, note. Ireland, John, carried off, 376.
J.
Jackson, John, robbed, 350. Jackson, Parmenas, murdered, 354. Janecke, Lieut. Col., 500. Jay, James, 316, note.
Jay, John, draws up a report on Queens County, 37.
Jervis, David, shoots Capt. Martin and Jim Brown 323. Jones, Capt. David, 350, note, 360. Jones, Hallet, 365. Jones, Hon. Thomas, 402, 468.
K.
Keteltas, Rev. Abm., 2, 75, 114, 251,375.
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Kirby, Benjamin, 397. Kirk, John, 122, 424.
Kissam, Benjamin, report on stock of Queens County, 79. Kissamı, Daniel, Esq., 22. Kissam, Daniel Whitehead, 41.
L.
Lamberson, David, 114. Latham, Dr. Samuel, 118. Laton, Capt. David, 54, 63, 83. Lawrence, Jacobus, innkeeper, 338. Lawrence, Jona., 22, 77, 102, 108. Lawrence, D., 218. Lawrence, William, 104, 107. Lawrence, Richard, 108. Lee, Gen. Charles, letter from, 41. Livingston, John, Jr., 57, 64, 263. Livingston, Philip J., 463, 466.
Lloyd, Henry, James, Joseph, and John, 410.
Lobden, Stephen, shot, 423.
Ludlam, Nicholas, 265, 281.
Ludlam, William, robbed, 282, 410, 430.
Ludlow, Hon. George Duncan, 305, 311, 460. Ludlow, Col. Gabriel G., 305, 486. Luyster, John, 530.
M.
Manee, Richard, 83, 90, 116. Martin, Dr. St., 60, 64. Martin, Capt. Stephen, shot, 323. Marrener, Capt. Wm , taken, 353. Mather, Rev. M , carried off, 412. McEvers, James, 64, 114. Meserole, John, 157. Mills, Samuel, robbed, 231. Mills, Hope, 51, 224. Mitchell, Benjamin, murdered, 327. Mitchell, Lieut. Tho's, 33, 51, 63. Mitchell, Uriah, sheriff, 337. Monfort, Jacobus, 424, note. Monfort, Joost, 119. Moore, Robert, 111. Moore, Lambert, 117. Moore, Tho's Lambert, teacher, 142.
Morrell, John, 330. Mott, Adam, robbed, 336, 337. Mott, William, robbed, 336. Mott, John, 359. Mudge, Michael, robbed, 332. Muirson, Heathcoat, shot, 410.
N.
Nostrand, Capt. Peter, 96. Nostrand, Capt. Daniel, 63.
0.
Ogden, Dr. I., 111, 256. Onderdonk, Adrian, letter from, 71, 117.
Onderdonk, Peter, 316. Onderdonk, Hendrick, 115, note; robbed, 315. Onderdonk, Andrew, 94, note, 102. Onderdonk, Andrew 1I., 115, notc.
P.
Parsons, Gen., 374, 388, 390.
Pearsall, Thomas, carried off, 314; robbed, 336.
Pearsall, Israel, robbed, 333.
Pearsall, Uriah, 353, note.
Peters, Hewlett, 14. Pettet, Benjamin, 65.
Pine, James, 353, note. Polhemus, Jacob, 106.
Polhemus, Capt. John, 235, 288. Pool, James, robbed, 336. Putnam, Gen. Israel, 103; letter of, 388.
Ramage, James, 337.
Rapalje, John, prisoner, 402, note.
Rapalje, Daniel, Esq., 26. Rapalje, Cor., shoots a soldier, 167. Rawdon, Lord, 219, 483.
Raynor, Joseph, 350. Reisen, Maj. Abm , 59,81, 83, 108.
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Remsen, Col. Jeromus, 34; letter | Smith, Thomas, Esq , 374, 430. from, 73; 94, 101, 102, 108. Remsen, Jeremiah, shoots three sol- diers, 167. Rennie, Samuel, 107.
Rider, Step.,wounds Geo. Smith, 65. Riker, Dr., 100.
Robertson, Gov., 104, 119, 461.
Robinson, Col. Beverly, 493.
Robinson, Col. Jos., 18, 29, 66, 111.
Rodman, John, 15, 192.
Rubell, Rev. Johannes Casparus, 213, note. Rushmore, Isaac, robbed, 387, 427. Ryerson, Cor's, innkeeper, 205.
S.
Sands, Benjamin, 116, 117.
Sands, Col. John, 51, 71, 81, 116, 316,520. Sands, Simon, 90.
Schoonmaker, Rev. Martinus, 213.
Scott, Gen. John Morin, letters from, 62. Schenck, Martin, 33 ; robbed, 331. Seaman, Zeb., 17, 292.
Seaman, Braddock, wounded, 350. Seaman, Capt. Samuel, 360, 365. Seabury, Rev. Samuel, 491.
Seabury, Dr., 65, 354.
Searing, Dr., 65, 354. Searing, John, robbed, 336.
Seers, Isaac, letter from, 41.
Selleck, Capt. Abm., taken, 373. Sheddan, Capt., boat taken, 414. Simcoe, Lieut. Col., 390, 399, 405, 487.
Silliman, Gen., 390, 402. Skidmore, John, robbed, 365.
Skidmore, Samuel, robbed, 374. Skidmore, Maj. John J., 32, 85, 114. Skinner, Gen. Cortland, 483. Skudder, Wm. S., taken, 374, 388. Smith, George, wounded, 65.
Smith, Joseph, 65.
Smith, Othniel, constable, 1.
Smith, Col. Josiah, 81, 102, note .. Smith, John, 114. Smith, Timothy, 293, a. Smith, Tredwell, robbed, 336.
Sniffen, Peter, robbed, 329. Spooner, Gaphineah, 267. Springsteen, Caspar, 138. Sutton, Wm., carried off, 304,398 Suydam, Hendrick, 36, note. Suydam, Lambert, letter from, 97.
T.
Talman, John, 15, 326.
Talman, widow, robbed, 200. Tarlton, Lieut. Col., 490. Thompson, Lieut. Col., 494.
Thorne, John, 91, 316.
Thorne, Major Richard, 22, 91, 94, 118, 309, 316, 526.
Thorne, Tho's, 109; robbed, 337. Thorne, Capt. Stephen, 25, 117; robbed, 303,330.
Thorne, Robert, innkeeper, 330.
Thorne, Capt. Joseph, takes a whale boat, 330.
Thurman, John, robbed, 194. 3
Thurston, John, 72, 114.
Tom, Capt. Nath'l, 22, 109.
Toogood, Lieut. Wm., 76.
Townsend, James, 70, 100.
Townsend, George, 84, 122.
Townsend, Jotham, 89.
Townsend, Samuel, 8, 16, 22, 70, 101,122. Townsend, Rich'd, robbed, 321, 336. Townsend, William, 34.
Townsend, Miss Sarah, valentine to, 390. Townsend, John, 122, 398, 484. Townsend, Prior, 526. Tredwel!, Dr. B., wife of, robbed, 310.
Troup, Lieut. Robert, 112.
Tryon, Gov. Wm., 117, note, 123, 12-1. Turnbull, Lieut. Col., 489.
U.
Underhill, George, robbed, 101. Underhill, Daniel, robbed, 404. Underhill, Amos, 426.
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Upham, Lieut. Col., 408, 410.
V.
' Valentine, Ob., 310, 329. Valentine, Capt. Philip, 63, 80. Vanderbelt, Jol- 109, 183. Van Wyck, Capt. Tho's, thanked, 354, note.
Van Wyck, Cornelius, 49, 70, 101, 109. Van Wyck, Stephen, 15, 34.
W.
Wallace, Alexander, 64, 222.
Walton, Abm., carried off, 397.
Warne, William, 104, note, 111.
Weekes, John, 386, 404, 422.
Whitehead, Benjamin, 2, note, 64, 257. Willets, Thomas, sheriff, 86.
Willis, John, robbed, 430.
Williams, John, letter from, 49.
Williams, Major William, disarms Loyalists, 31.
Williams, Lieut. Thomas, 83, 96. Williams,late Seaman, Zeb.,17,292.
Williamson, John, robbed, 282. Wilson, Andrew, teacher, 216.
Wood, Elijah, 352.
Wood, Selah, robbed, 430.
Wooden, Solomon, 423.
Woodhull, Gen., letters from, 33, 40, 82, 99, 100, 111, 112, 190. Woodward, Thomas, shoots a sol- dier, 164.
Woolley, Capt. John, 309.
Wright, Nicholas, 430.
Wright, John, 426. ,
Wright, Capt. Jacob, 32, 103.
Wurmb, Col., 499.
Wyckoff, Major Hend'k, carries money to Clinton, 316.
Y.
Youngs, Capt. Israel, 410, 421, 395. Youngs, Jonas, 398.
ERRATA.
Page 43, 30th line, for "or " read "an."
Page 49, 22nd line, for "36" read "31."
Page 58, 34th line, for " Hyman " read " Hegeman."
Page 67, 27th line, for "5s. 4d." read 53s. 4d."
Page 76, 27th line, for "to" read "of."
Page 133, 28th line, for "3d " read 1st."
Page 139, 3d line, for "hedge" read "sedge."
Page 151, 16th line, for "34th " read "38th." Page 153, 14th line, "he" is omitted.
Page 188, 33d line, "and " is omitted.
Page 189, 25th line, for "Simonson's" read "Sammis's."
Page 209, 2nd line, "and " is omitted.
Page 224, 21st line, " all" should be omitted.
N. B. In SEC. 52, "Samuel Tredwell" is omitted, and the refer- ences are mostly incorrect.
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