to go out of New York, 40, 41 ; to Canada, 40, 58, 208, 248, 545, 547; to British lines in New York city, 40, 41, 58, 248, 252; refusal of, 40, 41 ; to British military prisoners, 41, 255; to Poughkeepsie, 41, 206, 222; to Charlotte county, 41; to New Jersey, 41, 365, 366; to Pennsyl- vania, 4 1 ; refusal of, to Benning- ton, Vt., 41, 356; issuance, contingent upon certificate in certain cases, 41, 365, 366; Al- bany board not to issue except by vote of three commissioners, 41, 394; forging of, 41; Albany board gives, to prisoner con- fined by court martial, 45, 231- 232; issued to captured lieu- tenant to Poughkeepsie, to effect his exchange, 58-59, 255; arrest for traveling without, 99, 145, 146, 159; arrest for forging, 143; forging of, by a deserter, 154; given to Hessian deserters from British army, 159, 213; to Livingston Manor and Nine Partners, 207; to Charlotte county, 212; refusal of, to Una- dilla, 220; to White Creek, 227; to Little East Hoosick, 235; Passes — continued. to Schoharie, 245; to Tryon county, 257, 539; Cherry Val- ley, 258; issued to Ariantie Schuck, 259; to go to Charlotte county commissioners, 305; re- fusal of, to Skenesborough, 305- 306, 326; to Philadelphia, 308; committee of Albany asked not to issue, except on recommen- dation of Albany board, 394; justices asked not to issue, ex- cept on recommendation, 394; one issued by justice at Fred- ericksburgh, 448; suspected per- son discharged on producing one, 501; suspected person warned to obtain one before leaving Albany, 514; used to avoid militia duty, 613; sup- posed spy obtains one, 657; wife of tory with enemy may receive, 698; from 1 homas Chit- tenden, 739; from Albany board to Poughkeepsie, 739. Patan, John, informs Albany boardf sof lawless proceedings meditated against tories, 185; asked to furnish attested charges against persons sent to Albany board, 185. Pater, Jurie, witness against Adam and Rudolph Paps, 241, 242. Paterson (Patterson), Eleazer, of Cumberland county, colonel, sends information about tories, 549; warrant directed to, 549, 558. Patherton. See also Partherton. ■J • I ■'1 • t K.l I •■'V 7fi, ■ o.' 174 State of New York Patherton, James, of Niskayuna, professes principles which for- bid taking up arms, 456; to give surety for performance of duty, 456. Patrick, Robert, of Rensselaer- wyck Manor, farmer, witness for James Stark and others, 535; bailsman for Ephraim Knowl- ton, 538. Patroon's mill, in Rensselaerwyck Manor, limit of residence pre- scribed to bailed person, 722. Pattshold. See also Peatzhold. .Pattshold (Paatshold), George, German prisoner, released on bail, 697. Paul, Hugh, British soldier, com- mitted by Albany board to the fort of Albany, 136; released on good behavior, 141. Pawling, Levi (Levy), of Marble- town, senator, carries to assem- bly amended bill relating to en- larging commissioners for con- spiracies, 16; carries bill to council of revision, 16; inter- cedes in behalf of John Magin- ness, 295, 300. Pearce. See also Perse. Pearce, Nathan, of Fredericks- burgh, signs petition in be- half of Dr. James Muldrum, 503- Pearson, John Ab., of Oniske- thau, farmer, bailsman for Simeon Garret, 588. Pease, Abner, of Philipstown, bailsman for John Wiltsie, 85; Pease, Abner — continued. assaulted and robbed at house of Nicholas Michel, 119. Peatzhold. See also Pattshold. Peatzhold, George, Hessian de- serter from British army, takes oath of neutrality, 204. Peesink (Beesink, Paesenk, Pec- sinck, Peesink, Pesink, Poc- sinck, Pocsink), Albany county, residents of, 143, 388; order for arrest of robbers in neighbor- hood of, 144; tories returning to, are to be arrested, 323; search for robbers at, 328; stolen property secreted near, 336-337; dories at, engage to prevent robberies, 341 ; rangers needed to prevent robberies in, 377; robber active in neighbor- hood of, arrested, 387; person in hiding at, to be arrested, 397; robbers in woods at, 408; in- formation respecting robbers at, 409-410; prisoners taken near, by scouts, 492; men to be sent to, to intercept Joseph Bettis, 701; information sought con- cerning inhabitants of, 706; suspected persons at, to be ap- prehended, 734. Pell, Philip, commissary of state prisoners, writes to Albany board respecting Henry Van Schaack and others, 472, 476, 477; certain tories to be de- livered over to, 477-478, 482, 506; Albany board writes to, respecting Henry Van Schaack 7.'!.'. Tin: ■J Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 175 Pell, Philip — continued. and others, 484; pass given by, 613, 614. Peltz, Abraham, of Newtown, yeo- man, tory suspect, released on bail, 449. Peltz, Hendrick, of Poughkeepsle, bailsman for Abraham Peltz, 449. Pemberton, William, of Albany, mariner, charged with harbor- ing spy from enemy, 488; re- leased on bail, 488. Pendergrast. See Prendergast. Penman, Alexander, account for conveying from Coxsackie to Albany, 156. Penn, John, confined in Johns- town jail,