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, petitions for release on ball, 212. Pennsylvania (Pensylvania), passes to, 41; advertisement relating to counterfeit bills sent to, 287; letters from attorney general of, 304, 321; resident of, 699; deserter from army of, 700. Perjury, tory declares taking oath would be, 60. Perry, John, of Palmertown, farmer, confined by committee of Saratoga district, 97; released on bail, 97; appears before Al- bany board, 128; his bail re- newed, 536. Perry, Rowland, of Palmertown, farmer, given pass, 85-86; bails- man for Samuel Perry and John Perry, 536 ; bailsman for Thomas Yarns, 627. Perry, Samuel, of Palmertown, farmer, confined by committee of Saratoga district, 97; released on ball, 97; appears before Al- bany board, 128; his bail re- newed, 536. Perry, Seth, of Rensselaenvyck Manor, blacksmith, cited before Albany board, 406; bound in recognizance to appear as wit- ness, 407; gives information against James Sturks and oth- ers, 526,527, 534; reports that tories are collecting in Bethle- hem, 531; empowered to make arrests, 532. Perry, Seth, lieutenant, appre- hends deserter, 708. Perse. See also Pearce. Perse, Jacobus, of Great Im- bocht, farmer, bailsman for Luke Dewitt, 724. Person, Abraham, Jr., of Great Imbocht, farmer, charged with Intending to join enemy, 685; to be apprehended, 685; sent under guard from Catskill, 705; released on bail, 713, 720. Person, John C, of Great Im- bocht, farmer, disaffected per- son, sent under guard from Catskill, 705; released on bail, 725. Peslnk. See Peesink. Petitions, to legislature, 26-27, 32, 43, 44, 58, 59, 184; for re- lease of Simon Frazer, 185; for release of persons In Johns- town jail on bail, 212; for Im- "1 ,}.,co no 176 State of New York Petitions — continued. prisonment of disaffected per- son, 247; for restoration of goods seized by militia, 270; of Jotham Bemus, 303; in behalf of Zadock Wright, 312-313; in behalf of John Smith, 321; in behalf of Nicholas Kitde, 327; in behalf of Johri Smith, 334-3355 for per- mission to take oath of alle- giance, 420; of John Ratcliffe and Arent Ratcliffe, 424; of Edward Finn, 435; of Dr. George Smith, 503; of Ephraim Knowlton, 537; in behalf of Margaret McCulpin, 546; in behalf of Thomas Yarns and other prisoners, 596; in behalf of Jotham Bemus, 596, 598; of Archibald McNeal and Eze- kiel Ensign, 610; in behalf of Jane Moffit, 619-620; of Joshua H. Smith, 624. Petry (Petrie), William, commis- sioner for conspiracies, Tryon county board, appointment, 68; signs instrument committing persons to custody of sheriff, 431; witness against tories of Durlach, 752. Pettit, Dunham, bailsman for George Snyder, 194. Pettit, Jonathan, of Albany, cord- wainer, bailsman for Christo- pher Bennet, 97; examined with regard to escape of prisoner, 402; bailsman for Robert Bris- ben, 532; pays forfeited bail, 73^737- Petzholdt. See Pattshold, Peatz- hold. Pharo, , information fur- nished by, 157. Philadelphia, Pa., pass to, 308; tory woman to be taken to, 320; pretended journey of suspected person to, 671; residents of, 681, 711; adventure of William Dewitt on way from, 729. Philips. See also Phillips. Philips, Philip, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, weaver, charged with dissuading persons from taking up arms, 526, 534-535; re- leased on bail, 581, Phih'pstown (Philips Town, Phil- lips Tov;n), N. Y., 138 (note),- residents of, 85, 100. Phillips. See also Philips. Phillips, Jacob, released on bail by committee of Manor of Rens- selaerwyck, 84; surrendered by bailsman, 84; released on bail to enter continental army, 84. Physicians, captured British doc- tors, imprisoned at Albany, 99- 100, loo-ioi; one examines prisoner before Albany board, 236; one attends suspected per- son from New York, 347; one in Kinderhook put under bonds, 437; one charged v/ith aiding spy from enemy, 477; one on bail allowed to visit patient, 61 1-612. Picksen, Jane, wife of John Pick- sen, warned to remove from state, 523. '1:7/ i> o'^'M-is/br. : I ! r , ! ^ -v-i Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 177 Picksen, John, tory, his family warned to remove from state, 523- Pittstown (Pitstown, Pits Town, Pitts Town), Rensselaer county, residents of, 99, 108, 185, 463, 610, 694, 755; bailed person restricted to limits of, 610. Plass, Emrick (Emerich, Eme- righ, Emmerigh), of Rensselaer- wyck, accused of treachery, 86; order for his