746; pay for serving citations at, 238; residents of, said to have joined enemy, 238; letter from, con- cerning robbers, 328; tories en- listed at, 564; tories to be ar- rested at, 565. Oothout (Outhout), Abraham, of Schenectady, commissioner for conspiracies, Albany county board, appointment, 67; to take oath of office, 465; joins in com- munications to Albany board, 468, 612; consulted about cap- ture of party of tories, 700; ad- vises removal of tories from Hel- derbergs, 733-734; requested to send party of men to Helder- bergs, 734; sends prisoner to Albany board, 763-764-, his audited account, 809. Oothout (Outhout), Alexander, confined for attempting to join enemy,479; released on bail, 479. Orange county, night watch in, 20; commissioners for con- spiracies in, 68; prisoners to await exchange in jail in, 476- 477; Joshua H. Smith confined in jail of, 624; audited account of commissioners in, insert opp. 821; account of commissioners in, with state treasurer, 827; commission of commissioners in, 829. Ortlip, Christian, Hessian deserter from British army, given a pass, 159. Orton, Gideon, of Jessup's Patent, allowed to recover effects left On removal from frontier, 711. Orton, Thomas, of Jessup's Patent, allowed to recover effects left on removal from frontier, 711. Osterhout, Wilhelmas, bailsman for George Atkin, 405. Ostrander, Abraham, toiy suspect, detained for trial, 87. Ostrander, Christyntle, witness in case of IMyndert Van Hoosen and others, 324, 325. Ostrander, Egbert, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, yeoman, to ap- pear with his wife before Albany board, 175; order for their arrest, 181; ordered confined, 186; witnesses summoned to testify against, 194; removed to fort on account of illness, 200; released on bail, 205; gives new bail, 461-462. Ostrn-f-ier, Evert, apprehended on way to Canada to join enemy, 447; committed, 448. Ostrander, Isaac, of the Helder- bergs, farmer, confined as dan- gerous tory, 498; released on bail, 515. Ostran'ler, Jacob, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, yeoman, bailsman for Egbert Ostrander, 205, 462. Ostrander, Jacobus (Jacob), of Newtown, farmer, released on State of New York Ostrander, Jacobus — continued, bail, 482-483; bailsman for Thomas Purchase, 588. Ostrander, Johannis, cited as wit- ness against John M. Dorn, 307; testifies against Dorn, 308. Ostrander, John, of Newtown, farmer, released on bail, 483. Ostrander, John Ja., of Newtown, farmer, bailsman for Joseph Concklin, 428. Ostrom (Ostram, Ostrum), Henry (Hendrick), captain, his charges against Johannis Van Ake, 152, 155; warrant to, for apprehend- ing persons in Rensselaerwyck Manor, 476; ordered to appre- hend Samuel Kid, 495; appre- hends certain negroes, 702, 704. Ottman, Christian, of Durlach, charge against, 752; committed, 752; examined and recommit- ted, 753. Outhout. See Oothout. Outlook. See Uytkyck. Overmagh, Zachariah, prisoner, captured at Ticondcroga, sent to Albany, 100; committed, 100; released on bail, 127. Owens, John, charged with dis- affection, 343. Oynes, James, examined and re- committed, 595. p)ABST. See also Papist. Pabst (Paps), Adam, of the Hel- dcrbcrgs, farmer, committed on charge of advising persons to Pabst, Adam — continued, join Indians, 232; evidence against, to be examined, 233- 234; evidence against, received, 241, 242; released on recog- nizance, 242; his bail renewed, 661. Pabst (Paps), Rudolph, commit- ted on charge of advising per- sons to join Indians, 232; evi- dence against, to be examined, 233-234; evidence against, re- ceived, 241, 242; released on recognizance, 242. Paesenk. See Peesink. ,1 Pain. See also Paine. Pain, Noah, of Charlotte county, justice of peace, sends dan- gerous persons to Albany, 508; presents information respecting Thomas Yarns and others, Paine, Brinton, lieutenant colonel, commissioner for conspiracies, Charlotte county board, ap- pointment, 67; requests that John McMullen be examined, 556; his audited account, 805-' 806. Palmer, Elias, witness against . disaffected persons, 356. Palmer, George, witness in behalf of Totham Bemus, 305. Palmer, George. See Palmer, Gideon. Palmer, Gideon, accused of pur- posing to go to Canada, 764; confined, 746; discharged on taking oath of allegiance, 747. j; Iff f :o<,'l f' Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 171 Palmer, Isaac, accused of pur- posing to go to Canada, 746; confined, 746; discharged on taking oath of allegiance, 747- Palmer, John, prisoner of war, his release on bail allowed by General Clinton, 669. Palmer, Lucius, accused of pur- posing to go to Canada, 746; confined, 746; discharged on taking oath of allegiance, 747- Palmertown (Palmerton, Parmer- town), Saratoga district, N. Y., residents of, 97, 109, 128, 526, 536; several persons at, harbor and conceal party from enemy, 405. Paper, kind used for minutes of Albany board, 63; accounts for, paid by Albany board, 173- 174, 292, 446. Paper currency. See also Money. Paper currency, counterfeiting, raising, passing or depreciating of, how punished, 37-39; coun- terfeit, 114, 282, 283, 285, 287; secreted by robbers, 336-337; certain issues of, exchanged for bills of another date, 337; effects of its depreciation on wages, 375; compensation of commis- sioners in,