.... ''A ■ . . ..j Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 8i Ellison, William, presents ac- count of Cornelius C. Miller for board of prisoners and a guard, 140. Elsworth, Job, cited before Albany board to testify respecting con- duct of John Miller, 414. Ember, Philip, of Pownal, sum- moned as witness against Simon Frazer, 185. Emmerigh (Emrigh), John George, tory suspect, arrested and con- fined, 105, 107; removed from Albany jail to fort, 129. Emmerigh, Jurie, cited as witness against John M. Dorn, 307; testifies against Dorn, 308, Empey. See also Empie. Empey,John, bailsman for Philip Empey, 396. Empey (Empie), Philip, prisoner, removed from Johnstown to Albany, 364; charge against, to be examined, 364; released on bail, 396; allowed to visit his family at Bowmans Kill, 432; his bail prosecuted, 672- 673, 814. _ Empey, William. See Empey, Philip. Empie (Epie), William, taken prisoner by Oneidas, 737; ex- amined and recommitted, 737; re-examined, 738; re-examined and recommitted, 759. Emrigh. See Emmerigh. Enders, Christina, gives informa- tion against Lambert Starn- bergh and others, 717. England, Mar)', asks permission to join husband in Canada, 237; granting of request recom- mended to General Stark, 237- Ensign, Ezekiel, of Saratoga, inn- keeper, accused of correspond- ing with and aiding enemy, 567; apprehended and committed, 568; on bail within prescribed limits, 603, 604; permission to visit home withheld from, 610, 615; permitted to visit home, 617; allowed to live at home, 630-631. Esman, James, tory suspect, or- dered confined, 87. Esopus (Eusopas, Eusopus), Ul- ster county, person defrauded by counterfeiter goes to Albany from, 285; commissioners at, requested to have supposed rob- ber apprehended, 418. Esselstyne (Yselstyn), Richard, of Claverack, major, justice of peace, certifies that Dirk Dela- mater has taken oath of al- legiance, 195; bailsman for Richard Maginness, 317; for- wards information regarding robbery, 341, 342; sends sus- pected person to Albany, 363, warrant for arrest of Jacobus Hoogteling addressed to, 418; confines in jail prisoner taken at Stony Point, 476; intercedes in behalf of Henry Hoogteling, 590, 591; bailsman for Henry Hoogteling, 592; ordered to ' • ( ^ : ■ 82 State of New York Esselstyne, Richard — continued, restore arms and ammunition seized on wrong information, 602; orders removal of tory families, 612; asks exemption for certain women from order for removal 612-613, 620; money paid to, 812. Eusopas, Eusopus, See Esopus. Evans, , deserter from British army, 84. Exchanges, governor empowered to detain persons for, 19, 57, 58, 175, 223, 240-241, 268, 281, 333, 786; act of Feb. 17, 1779, not favorable to persons held as 21; act of March 20, 1781, relative to, 57 (note); pass given captured lieutenant to Poughkeepsie, for arranging his exchange, 58-59, 255; release of exchanged prisoner from Albany jail, 135; prisoners sent to Highlands to be ex- changed, 135; tory woman attempts to effect exchange for her husband, 206; of certain tories held at Albany, 237; exchange asked by bailed per- son in Albany, 253; applicant for exchange referred to gover- nor, 253; Alen McDonald held for exchange, 258; exchange sought for assistant quarter- master, 296; sought for persons in Canada captured at Cherry Valley, 303, 304; Zadock Wright kept on parole for ex- change, 344; Andrew Squire Exchanges — continued. released on bail to await ex- change, 434; persons on bail to be reimprisoned in order to expedite exchange, 473, 476; persons on parole to be im- prisoned to await exchange, 476; prisoners to be forwarded to Fishkill for exchange, 477- 478; Dr. George Smith asks to be exchanged, 483; William Bowen to be forwarded to com- missar)' of prisoners for ex- change, 498; prisoners in Canada exchanged, 562, 563; Peter Ten Broeck exchanged, 626; Dr. George Smith to be exchanged, 675; correspondence touching exchanges, 774 (note); persons detained for exchange, 834, 835; petition for exchange, 835-S36. Eylers, Johan, Hessian deserter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 204. pAGLER (Flager), , search * for Joseph Bettis to be made at his house, 755, 756. Fagler, , goes to Canada, with Joseph Bettis, 756; returns and offers to surrender, 767; receives assurances, 767. Fairchild. See also Fairchilds. Fairchild (Fairchilds, Hainhild), Jesse, of Albany, blacksmith, bailsmnn for Andrew Liddle, 104; his account for securing prisoners paid, 397, 812; another account of his, 397 C!0 Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies S3 Fairchild, Jesse — continued, (note); bailsman for Henry Simpson, 444; money paid to, 518, 521; bailsman for William Lees, 570; money paid to, 813; his account, 813. Fairchild, Nancy, wife of tory, asks permission to go to New York, 248. Fairchilds^ David, of Ballston, far- mer, liberated on bail, 559-560. Fairchilds, Mathew, of Ballston, tailor, bailsman for David Fair- childs, 560. Fairchilds, Stephen, of Arlington, farmer, apprehended and com- mitted, 705; released on bail, 708-709. Fairman, John, of Ballston, aided Burgoyne, 82.