of act re- specting neutrals, 164; notified of persons who refuse oath of allegiance, 175, 197-198, 240; certification of copy of law in office of, 441; requested to fur- nish copy of act for removing tory families, 724; certification to, of names of persons refusing oath, 833-834; permission for exchange filed in his office, 836. senate. See also subhead, legisla- iure^ senate, president of, 12, 777, 782; bin for creating com- missioners for conspiracies in, 14-16: bill enlarging number of commissioners, 16; order in, requiring commissioners to make report, 20-21 ; objections New York: state senate — cont. in, for granting funds to com- missioners, 21; continuance of commissioners recommended to, 22; resolutions from as- sembly, for examining and ad- justing public accounts, de- feated In, 23; grievances from Dutchess county Inhabitants sent to committee of the whole of, 27; memorial from Albany board presented in, 29; bill for repealing laws relating to com- missioners for conspiracies in, 31; petitions presented in, favorable to deported persons, 32 (note); address of, to Gover- nor Clinton about suppression of robberies, 54; Albany repre- sentatives In, informed of atti- tude of certain persons toward oath of allegiance, 268. treasurer, to pay requisitions for money from commissioners for conspiracies, 21, 25, 787, 789, 790; financial data of commissioners for conspiracies as revealed in records of, 36, 803, 804, 820-827; where early records of, are now kept, 36, 803; funds for Albany and Charlotte county boards pro- cured from, 50-51, 80, 125, 231, 284, 299; to pay ;^3,ooo to commissioners as money may be required, 333", money sent to, by Albany board to be ex- changed for continental bills, 337; Albany board draws on. State of New York New York: state treasurer — cont. 350; authorized to pay commis- sioners £^,000, 423; to advance j{^2,ooo to commissioners, 441; transmits money to Albany board, 599; money received from, by Albany board, 8 13, 8 14. New York Colonial Manuscripts, original papers, in New York State Library, 66, 240 (note), ^33' S34, 835. York Gazetteer, newspaper, charge for printing act in, 819. New York Packet and American Advertiser^ Samuel Loudon's newspaper, 190 (note). New York State Library, records of State treasurer and auditor general in archives of, 36, 803; gift of m.anuscript minutes of Albany county board to, 64; original papers of George Clin- ton in, 65; New York Colonial Manuscripts, official papers in, 66; first volume of minutes of council of appointment in, 67 (note). Nichols, David, of Stephentown, farmer, apprehended for cir- culating British proclamation, 638; confined, 639; examined and recommitted, 645; released on bail, 654. Nicoll, Isaac, colonel, money paid to, insert opp. 821. Niefies Kill, on west shore of Hud- son river, flour secreted near, 371- Nier. See also Near. Nier, Carrel, his affidavit con- cerning escape of Harmen Ha- ver, 684. Nier, Jacob, his affidavit con- cerning escape of Harmen Ha- ver, 684. Nightingale, John, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, yeoman, tory, confined, 465, charged with using expressions injurious to American cause, 489; on bail, to remain within prescribed lim- its, 489; his bailsman changed, 505. Night watch, laws relating to, 20. Nine Partners, residents of, 96; murderer lurking in, 144; pass to, 207; escaped prisoner cap- tured in, 215, 251. Niscutaw, Niscuthaw, Nistutaw. See Oniskethau. Niskayuna (Nestageune, Nista- geuna, Nistageune, Nistigeune), Schenectady county, residents of, 97, 452, 456, 483, 538, 543, 546, 570» 57 1 > 592, 615, 635, 727* 735> 754; visited by tory from Goshen, Conn., 453; Shaker on his way to, appre- hended, 680; plot of negroes at, 702. Niskayuna road, disaffected per- sons living on, 671; fleeing tory will endeavor to escape by, 758; charge against persons living on, 760. Nistageuna, Nistageune, Nisti- geune. See Niskayuna. ,t.,. . f -f,'... Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 167 Noble, , captain, apprehends suspicious person, 404. Noels (Nowels), James, deserter from British army, 86; letter with affidavits relative to, 119- 120; sent under guard to Al- bany board, 120; arrested for complicity in robberies, 133; examined as to robbery of Henry Van Rensselaer, 137; recommitted to prison, 137; his evidence, 164. NorfF, Michael, Hessian deserter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 204. Normans Kil (Norman's Creek, Norman's Kill), tlie, residents of, 242, 505, 746; prisoner of war living at, 370, 374; southern limit of residence prescribed to person on bail, 489. Norris, Walter, of Albany, ex- amined respecting escape of prisoner, 397. Northampton, Mass, tory , major confined in jail at, 167; tory major removed from jail at, to Albany, 167, 292. Northern department, commissary of, 224. Norwalk, Conn., letter from, about British deserter, 404. OATHS, administered by com- missioners for conspiracies, 12, 778; taken by commissioners for conspiracies when entering upon office, 13,64,465, 670,779; required of neutral and equivo- Oaths — continued. cal persons, 18, 784; Quakers allowed to