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- change, 835. Pruyn, Samuel, of Albany, yeo- man, bailed person confined to house of, 236, 570; bailsman for Jacob Halenbceck, Jr., 580. Pulver, Hendrick, offers recom- mendation in behalf of William Lee, 339-340. Punishments, barbarous methods of, under English law, abolished in New York, 59. Purchase, Thomas, of Newtown, farmer, tory suspect, detained for trial, 87; released on bail, 118; enters into new bail, 588, Purdy, Ebenezer, commissioner for conspiracies, Westchester county board, a petitioner to legislature, 30; appointment as commissioner, 68; his audited account, 806-807, 819; his ac- count with state treasurer, 823, 826. Purves, John, prisoner, released on recognizance, 249. QUACKENBUSH, Garret, de- nounced by disaffected per- son, 630. Quackenbush, Walter, presents information against Harmen Haver, 630. Quakers. See also Shakers. Quakers, to take oath of allegiance by affirmation, 18, 43, 784; object to wording of oath, 43; petition legislature for relief from wording of oath, 43. Quant, Coenrad, of the Helder- bergs, released on recognizance, 156. Quant, Henry, from the Helder- bergs, prisoner, captured as supposed robber, 109; sent from Schoharie to Albany, iog; confined, 109; released on condition of joining continental army, 127. Quartermaster general, requested to send deserter from bateau service to Fishkill, 505. i ■ (V. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 187 Queensbury, resident of, 139. Qiierin, Frederick, of Poesten Kill, arrest ordered for robbery, 143- RACKENSO, Carlolus, deserter from British arm}-, 86. RadlifF. See also Ratcliffe. Radliif", John, of Albany, car- penter, bailsman for Adrian Bradt, 530. RadlifF, Peter, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, farmer, bailsman for Jacob Sybert, 490. Radliff, Philip, cited to appear as witness at Albany city hall, 516; his evidence received, 519. Ralyie, David, cited before Al- bany board to explain visits of tories to his house, 222. Randell, Benjamin, presents charges against persons in Hoo- sick, 686-687, 688, 689; to serve warrant, 688. Kandell, John, of Hoosick dis- trict, farmer, certifies request of tory women to be allowed to remain in the state, 528; bails- man for Thomas Butler, 692. Randell, Stephen, presents charges against persons in Hoosick, 686- 687,688,689. Rangers, 35; employed to arrest suspected and disloyal persons, 41 ; employed by Albany board, 47-50, III, 488; employed by committee of city and county of Albany, 47 (note); pay of, 48, 49, 50, III, 144, 148, 151-152, Rangers — continued. 201, 221, 236, 413, 439, 444; raised as volunteers in Manor of Rensselaerwyck, 49, 347; Jacob De Forest, their captain, 49; detachment of horse from Colonel Killian Van Renssel- aer's regiment, under Lieut. Philip Staats, 50, 444; arrest robbers, 52; act for raising, to suppress robberies, 54-55; paip by supervisor, 54; form of enlistment of Ryley's rangers for Albany board, ill; war- rant for command of Ryley's rangers, 112; required to take oath of allegiance, 112; march of Ryley's rangers to Kinderhook and Coxsackic, 120; Ryley's rangers not to be ferried over Hudson except under proper orders, 123; ordered to search for robbers at Peesink, 143, 144; request for act to authorize raising new company of, 150; ordered to arrest Fuin at Hoosick, 151; arrest person traveling without a pass, 159; ordered to make arrests in the Helderbergs and Oniskethau, 162; company of, discharged, 174, 176; Smitli's rano-ers brine prisoners from O OX Claverack to Albany, 221; enjoined against molesting family of tory prisoner, 233; account for ferrying them across the Hudson, 233; Smith's rangers bring prisoner from J,':' i88 State of New York Rangers — continued. Kinderhook to Albany, 250; account of goods seized by, required, 263; account for con- veying company of, with prison- ers, 344; request for ammu- nition for, 358; arrest soldier from Burgoyne's army, 35S; required to protect inhabitants of Helderbergs and Pecsink, 377; to arrest person in hiding at Peesink, 397; to scout as far as Roe Kill and Batavia, 401; discharge of Captain De For- est's rangers, 413; John Till- man, Jr., invited to raise com- pany of rangers for Albany board, 488. Ratcliffe. See also Radliff. Ratcliffe (Radliff, Ratcliff, Rod- liff), Arent, required to give account of matters at Unadilla, 424; to give security for good behavior, 424; his bail for- feited by refusal to do militia duty, 490-491; summond to appear before Albany board, 494; released on bail, 497; to