from, required for issuance of passes to Ver- mont, 41; charges by, pre- ferred against suspected or dis- loyal persons, 41; obliged to reveal disloyalty, 41; conduct of overzealous, objected to by Albany board, 43-44; bar- barity of, in plundering tories, 55; called scoundrels and ras- cals, 56, 454; compelled to pro- cure private guards for security against tory violence, 416. Whitacre. See also Whiteacre. Whitacre (Whitaker), Barent, con- fined for refusing to aid in transporting military stores, 368; committed for disaffection, 369; released on bail, 377. Whitaker, Whitakre. See Whit- acre, Whiteacre. White, Alexander, applies for per- mission to appear before Al- bany board, 193; refuses oath of allegiance, 193; his removal to enemy's lines ordered, 193; re- leased on bail till day of re- moval, 193; his refusal of oath certified to secretary of state, 197-198; detained at Albany, for exchange, 206, 835; his wife given pass to Poughkeep- sie, 206; his wife to solicit exchange for him, 206; ex- changed and paroled, 237, 244; to be sent to Poughkeepsie, 239; in charge of Captain Edward Willet, 245. W^hite, George, captain, assaulted and robbed at house of Nicholas Michel, 119, 120, 149; stolen goods seized upon warrant from, 138; sends John Lary to Al- bany board, 145; heads remon- strance against privilege granted to Aaron Hammond, 279; re- quested to support charge against Hammond, 279; with- draws charge against Ham- mond, 289; brings charge of disaffection against Robert Mar- tin, 325, 351; writes concern- J ' ti'i :u> -,1 Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 261 White, George — continued. ing Ebenezer Knap and Ezra Knap, 360; forwards examina- tion of Bernard Carpenter, 609; causes arrest of Abner Darling, 609. White, Jesse, of Kings district, bailsman for William True, 437. Whiteacre. See also Whitacre. Whiteacre (Whitacre, Whitakre), James of Niskayuna, laborer, dissuades persons from taking up arms, 470-471; committed, 471; released on bail, 571; bailsman for Ann Standerren, 592. White Creek, Washington county, residents of, 127, 590, 631, 632, 635, 712; pass to, 227; charges for express from, to Saratoga, 806; charge for express from, to Little White Creek, 806; charge for express from, to Bennington, 806. Whiting. See also Witting. Whiting, Thomas, of Claverack district, laborer, disaffected per- son, apprehended and com- mitted, 569; Colonel Flenry J. Van Rensselaer intercedes for, 601; released on recognizance, 602. Whiting, William, writes from Great Barrington, 682; re- quested to procure arrest of William Scott, 686. Whiting, William B., of Kings district, colonel, recommends that Zadock Wright be allowed Whiting, William B. — continued- to reside in Cumberland county, 343; informed that Wright will be retained for exchange in Kings district, 343-344; advises release of insane person, 517; transmits intelligence touching Shakers, 723-724; requested to gather evidence regarding Shakers, 724. Whitmore, Abraham, disaffected person, charges for conveying him to jail, 806. Wickwire, Jonathan, arrest or- dered for complicity in rob- beries of John Smith, 143. WicofF. See Wycoff, Wykoff. Wies. See also Wiess. Wies, Ariantie, of Hoosick dis- trict, warned to remove from state, 528. Wiess, John, captured at Crown Point, examined and returned to General Stark, 214. Wighman (Weeghman), Johan- nis P., German deserter from Burifi'yne, confined for robber}', 384-385; examined by interpre- ter, 385; reward for his cap- ture, 392. Wilcocks, Stephen, of Little Hoo- sick, farmer, confined as dis- affected and dangerous perso^^ 660-661; released on bail, 667. Willet, Edward, captain, tories on parole put in charge of, 245. Willet, Elbert, of Albany, signs petition in behalf of Jane Mof- fity 619. .£00 00 ; GO 262 State of New York Willett (\Vniet), Marinus, lieu- tenant colonel, imprisons per- son who assisted in destruction of Currytown, 751; apprehends persons charged with assisting in destruction of Currytown, 75.1-752- Williams, Elizabeth, widow, robbed, 99. Williams, Ezekiel, high sheriff of Hartford county, Conn., 189; ac- knowledges delivery of Benjamin Morrison into his charge, 221. Williams, Frederick, tory, his fam- ily warned to remove from state, 523. Williams, Henry, commissioner for conspiracies, Dutchess county board, appointment, 68; his audited account, 805. Williams, Jakemyntie, wife of Frederick Williams, warned to remo^■e from state, 523. Williams, John, assemblyman, of Charlotte county, reports pro- gress of bill in assembly, 30. Williams, Nicholas, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, charged with entertaining express from New York, 550; warrant for his arrest, 550. Williams, William, of Newtown, farmer, summoned before com- missioners at Stillwater, 466; bailsman for William Williams, Jr., 467. Williams, William, Jr., of New- town, farmer, furnishes bail, 467. Williamson, Jacobus, of Maple Town, summoned as witness against Simon Frazer, 185. Williamson, Samuel, of Albany, charged with utterances injuri- ous to American cause, 421. Willman, Michael, deserter from British army, 86. Wills, William, commissioner for conspiracies, Tryon county board, appointment, 68; his attendance at Albany board meetings, 76, 98; signs oath, 80, 98; requested to specify charges against