delivered over to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 450; one on pa- role dissuades people from taking up arms, 453; effort to release two by habeas corpus defeated by Albany board, 458; seven- teen forwarded from Schenec- tady to Albany, 468; examina- tions of tliose fonvarded from Schenectady laid before Albany board, 472; commissary of, writes to Albany board respect- ing Henry Van Schaack and others, 472, 476, 477; two on bail to be reimprisoned in order to expedite exchange, 473; one Prisoners — continued. taken at Stony Point confined in jail, 476; to be removed to jail in Goshen to await exchange, • 476; to be conducted to Fishkill, 477-478; one bailed on account of sickness of his wife, 478; escape of two charged with stealing horses, 480; enter into parole to proceed to Fishkill, 482, 484, 506; Albany board writes to commissary of, re- specting Henry Van Schaack and others, 484; spy and robber taken near Peesink, 492; person to be sent from Schenectady to commissary of, 497-498; several accused of violating parole, 506; sent from Charlotte county to Albany, 508; sick prisoner al- lowed to remain in Kinderhook, 512; sent under bonds from Poughkeepsie to Albany, 515; effects of prisoner detained by justice of peace, 521; letter co%?^rning those from New Lebanon, 554-555; sent to Albany by General Schuyler, 554> 555' 557-558;^ belonging to Sir John Johnson's corps, 554, 555' 5565 557; sent to Fishkill, 557; sent from Schenectady to Albany, 558; one escapes from Sir John Johnson, 561; several in Canada exchanged, 562, 563; brought from Coeymans to Albany, 566-567; petition in favor of three from Charlotte county, 596; one granted liberty ; ., -J ns;' ybci "j^n • fj Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 185 Prisoners-*- continued, of city hall, 600, 602-603; one in Orange county jail petitions Albany board, 624; one liber- ated on Governor Clinton's re- quest, 636; one sent from Livingston Manor to Albany, 653; certain captured with Burgoyne, 680; one on his way to Albany escapes, 684; two sent to Albany from Claverack, 684; release of certain German soldiers recommended, 690; one enlists in continental army, 695; German soldiers released on bail, 697-698, 699; negroes intending to go to Canada con- fined, 702, 704; prisoners of war in Rensselaerw^xk Manor to be apprehended, 710; to be conveyed to West Point, 711, 713; two examined at request of General Clinton, 737; Ephraim Hopping prisoner in Canada, 739; persons con- fined for harboring emissaries from enemy, 741, 762; con- fined for supplying robbers with provisions, 748; certain, at Bennington engaged in capture of John Js. Bleecker, 769; cor- respondence touching exchange of, 774 (note); payment for expense of, 806; cost of guards for, 806, insert opp. 821; pork * purchased for, 817; money received from, for expense of maintenance, 817; accounts for provision supplied to, inserts Prisoners — continued, opp. 820 and 821; application of one for privilege of exchange, 835-836. Proclamations, legislature orders Governor Clinton to issue, against plundering British sub- jects, 55; Sir Henry Clinton's 636, 637, 638, 639, 641, 644, 645, 649, 653, 657, 65S, 665, 670, 687. Proper, Anna, of Livingston Manor, testifies respecting James McCoy, 569; testifies respecting disaffected persons, 588; letter concerning her laid before Albany board, 58S. Protection, 35; given by Albany board in particular cases, 47. Provincial Congress. See New York: state. Provision, persons removed to carry sufficient for fourteen days, 190, 191, 193, 213; Gen- eral Stark discontinues issue of, to state prisoners, 210; Al- bany board contracts for sup- plies of, to prisoners, 210-21 1; cost of, for prisoners and guard sent from Claverack to Albany, 221; account for beef for prisoners, 264-265, 285, 291, 292, 311, 348, 439; for party of men that apprehended Neal Taylor, 307; account for bread for prisoners, 344, 393; flour to be seized for use of prisoners, 371; bread and beef to be fur- nished to prisoners on orders State of New York Provision — continued. of Leonard Gansevoort, Jr., 375; not to be furnished to rob- bers, 388; account for flour for prisoners, 394; to be fur- nished to prisoner at cost of Albany board, 457; furnished to enemy, 468, 733; wheat at Catskill to be seized, 734; rob- bers suppHed with, 748; pur- chase of, for enemy, 762; stock and grain on frontier may be removed or destroyed, 798-799; pork purchased for {)risoners, 817; pay for transporting and smoking beef, 820; accounts for flour, 820, insert opp. 820; money paid for, insert opp. 821. Pruyn, Harmen (Harman, Harme) cited to appear before Albany board, 171-172; asks time to consider oatli of allegiance, 174; his removal to enemy's lines ordered, 177; advised of day of removal, 189; his refusal of oath certified to secretary of state, 197-198; in list of per- sons removed or held for ex-