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 — continued. 323; correspondence with and harboring of, an offense, 324, 325; wives of those with enemy harbor persons in concealment, 327; party of, captured on way to join enemy, 329; those offer- ing to take oath after refusing not to be removed within enemy's lines, 332-333; one on parole asks extension of his bounds, 339; engage to prevent robberies at Beaver Dam and elsewhere, 341; account for con- veying, from Claverack to Al- bany, 344; certain, take oath after refusing, 342, 344, 359; suspect ordered to appear be- fore Albany board when dis- charged from militia, 345; certain, on parole at Schodack, allowed to go to Kinderhook to settle estate, 349-350, 352; those in Schaghticoke interfere with orders of officers and secrete enemies of state, 357; cruelties committed by, 377; presence of two on parole at Schodack required at Kinder- hook, 381; at Stillwater, 395; oath not to harbor, taken, 399; party of, collected to join enemy, 401; several at Palmertown harbor and conceal enemy, 405; woman imprisoned for harbor- ing, 411; descent of, on western frontiers, 411; removal of wife of one to Canada requested, 414; cooperate with enemy's ■no ;7 230 State of New York Tories — continued. scouting parties, 416; certain, at Newtown, to be apprehended, 417; bound to good behavior during continuance of war, 442, 444, 447, 449, 459; cause dis- turbances in Albany county, 443; certain, declare purpose of joining enemy in Canada, 448; order for arrest of one from Goshen, Conn., 453; one on parole dissuades people from taking up arms, 453; one con- fined for assisting persons to join enemy, 457-458; several confined by order of Lieutenant Colonel Van Rensselaer, 458; conduct of, necessitates meeting of Albany board at Newtown or Stillwater, 460, 466; arrested and taken to Schenectady, 465; apprehended by commissioners at Schenectady while attempt- ing to join enemy, 468; one ordered by commissioners at Schenectady to remove his fam- ily to Albany, 471; two on ball to be reimprisoned in order to expedite their exchange, 473; connection with, disproved by oath, 473; party of, from New- town, attempt to join enemy, 474; several in west district of Rensselaerwyck Manor accused of intending to join enemy, 475- 476; certain on parole to be re- moved to jail to await exchange 476; certain to be conducted to Fishkill, 477-478; one released Tories — continued. on bail on account of sickness of his wife, 478; one assists escape of men charged with stealing horses, 480; enter into parole to proceed to Fishkill 482, 484, 506; one guilty of robbery captured, 492; several accused of violating parole, 506; sent as prisoners from Charlotte county to Albany, 508; one allowed to remain in Kinder- hook on parole because of ill- ness, 512; one declares himself a King's man, 516; certain, sup- posed to obtain intelligence from New York, 522; order for re- moval of wife of one, revoked, 525; exemption from order for removal of tory families refused, 528; collecting in Bethlehem, 531; testimony received against those in New Scotland, 534; cir- culate counterfeit money, 544; certain, in Cumberland county, in communication with enemy, 549; minister accused of preach- ing tory doctrines, 551; tory women at Saratoga desire to go to Canada, 558; hold meetings near Coxsackie, 564; enlisted at Oniskethau, 564; certain, at Oniskethau, to be apprehended, 565; enlisted in Livingston Manor, 565; certain, in Living- ston Manor, to be apprehended, 565; those detained at Coeymans to be sent to Albany, 566; in- formation about their enlist- :ni;n-:>:;><.n )1 1 n;^; o:; Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 231 Tories — continued. ments is false, 577; testimony respecting those in Livingston Manor, 588; enlisted at Johns- town, 591; behavior of those in Half Moon to be inquired into, 594; party of, escapes to Canada, 595; enlisted at and about the Beaver Dam, 611; meeting of, 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- der to male members of tor}' families, 696; order for removal of tory women from region of Saratoga, 696; enlisting in Hel- derbergs, 699-700; information sought concerning those in Peesink, 706; certain, removed from frontier, allowed to return for