An- drew, 649. Of ;:';'! . ■ . .1- : ■/■).'/ J'-'J". ^v<v;? V JO State of New York Nettleton, Daniel, suspected of cooperating with enemy's scout- ing parties, 416. Neutrals. See also Tories, Tory- ism. Neutrals, subtlety of, 17-18; act of June 30, 1778, affecting them, 18, 164, 166, 169, 170, 172, 173, 175. 177^ I78> 179' 180, 182, 186, 190, 193, 198, 223, 225, 227, 235, 238, 240, 242, 250, 257, 268, 281, 286, 311, 332, 342, 783-786; those wlio ab- sconded to be summoned by publication, 18-19, 785; advice from Albany board to Charlotte county board as to, 51, 117; advice from Poughkeepsie board to Albany board as to, 166; refusal of oath of allegiance by, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 188, 192, 193, 196, 198, 202, 203, 206, 208, 215, 225, 260, 478, 833-835; orders for removal of, 172, 173, 176, 177, 183, 189-190, 191, 193, 205, 209, 213, 217-218, 228, 260, 288; avoidance of test oath by, 176; non-appear- ance of, before commissioners construed as refusal of oath, 196; oath not to assist enemy taken by, before Albany com- mittee, 200; request to post- pone their removal to enemy's lines denied, 200, 201; oath of neutrality taken by deserters from British army, 201; charge for notices to, in newspapers, Neutrals — continued. 253; exemption from oath pre- scribed for, asked in certain cases, 272; act affecting them amended, 332-333; oath of alle- giance may be taken by, after its refusal, 336, 342, 344, 359, 788. New Bethlehem, See Bethlehem. New Britain, Columbia county, residents of, 143. New City. See also Lansingburg. New City, Rensselaer county, resi- dents of, 470, 731; privilege of removal to, asked for tory, 683; privilege of removal to, granted, 752-753- New Concord, Columbia county, resident of, 553, New Jersey, passes to, 41, 365, 366; legislature of New York requests governor of, to issue proclamation against plundering British subjects, 55; military action in, 296. Newkerk, John, major, of Tryon county, interposes in behalf of prisoner, 557. New Lebanon, Columbia county, residents of, 452, 542, 573, 574, 575, 577; prisoners from, 554- 555- New Levies, patriot, person re- leased from confinement on con- dition of joining, 349; drafted man delivered up to colonel of, 386. New Levies, tor}', officers of, who are prisoners, to be sent to New AO -^irnhiz^n \ ! ■•' J ,Ov>i _ i .0': • . . i: ' J tea ftifiO . ;0ox Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 159 New Levies — continued. York, 272; officers of, indicted for treason, 272, 299; Washing- ton's order respecting officers of, 295; commissioners at Pough- keepsie consulted about comply- ing with this order, 299. New London county, Connecticut, resident of, 132. New Perth, Charlotte county, board of commissioners for con- spiracies at, 50, 116; board at, requests funds from Albany board, 116; board at, advised by Albany board, 117; board at, forwards petition, 596; resi- dent of, 626. Newport, R. L, person from, sus- pected of being emissary from enemy, 501. New Rhracbeeck, Tryon county, resident of, 772. New Scotland, Albany county, conduct of inhabitants of, to be investigated, 517; residents of, 530, 624; testimony against to- ries in, 534, 548, 570; party of militia visits, 714, 715, 716. Newspapers, advertisements in, for suspected or disloyal per- sons, 41, 42, 190, 202, 203, 217, 242, 250, 253, 257, 785; charge for printing act in, 819. Newtown (New Town, New- town), Albany county, tories active at, 56; residents of, 102, 106, no, 112, 114, 118, 372, 373, 400, 428, 449, 457, 466, 467, 482, 483, 610, 622, 649; Newtown — continued. complaint against disaffected inhabitants of, 416, 417; tories at, to be apprehended, 417; testimony taken concerning in- habitants of, 458; Albany board resolves to hold meeting at, 460, 466; party of tories from, on way to join enemy, 474; resident of, circulates reports injurious to American cause, 484. New York: city, passes to enter British lines of, 40; American sloop allowed to go to, 41 ; arrest of spy from, ordered, 46, 147; released prisoner employed by Albany board to apprehend spy from, 53-54; pass granted tory women to, 58; tories ex- changed sent by flag of truce to, 58; arrest ordered of persons about Fishkill bound for, 99; resident of, 175; bail required for return of tory sloop from, 201, 202; wife of Alexander White seeks permission to go to, in.f ,f;:der to solicit exchange for him, 206; soldier from Bur- goyne's army advised to go to, 247; Sarah McMichael asks permission to go to, 252; Peter Ten Broeck asks to be ex- changed for some person in, 253; his request referred to governor, 253; British and tory prisoners who are officers to be sent to, 272; person refusing oath of allegiance to be sent to,