477; certain tories to be delivered 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, yeoman, tory suspect, released on bail, 449.

Peltz, Hendrick, of Poughkeepsle, bailsman for Abraham Peltz, 449. Pemberton, William, of Albany, mariner, charged with harboring spy from enemy, 488; released on bail, 488. Pendergrast.

See Prendergast. Penman, Alexander, account for conveying from Coxsackie to Albany, 156. Penn, John, confined in Johnstown 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 Albany board, 128; his bail renewed, 536.

Perry, Rowland, of Palmertown, farmer, given pass, 85-86; bailsman 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 Albany board, 128; his bail renewed, 536. Perry, Seth, of Rensselaenvyck Manor, blacksmith, cited before Albany board, 406; bound in recognizance to appear as witness, 407; gives information against James Sturks and others, 526,527, 534; reports that tories are collecting in Bethlehem, 531; empowered to make arrests, 532.

Perry, Seth, lieutenant, apprehends deserter, 708. Perse. See also Pearce.

Perse, Jacobus, of Great Imbocht, 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 Imbocht, farmer, disaffected person, 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 release of Simon Frazer, 185; for release of persons In Johnstown jail on bail, 212; for Im- "1 ,}.,co no 176 State of New York Petitions — continued. prisonment of disaffected person, 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 permission to take oath of allegiance, 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 Ezekiel Ensign, 610; in behalf of Jane Moffit, 619-620; of Joshua H. Smith, 624. Petry (Petrie), William, commissioner 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, cordwainer, bailsman for Christopher Bennet, 97; examined with regard to escape of prisoner, 402; bailsman for Robert Brisben, 532; pays forfeited bail, 73^737- Petzholdt. See Pattshold, Peatzhold.

Pharo, , information furnished 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; released on bail, 581, Phih'pstown (Philips Town, Phillips Tov;n), N. Y., 138 (note),- residents of, 85, 100.

Phillips. See also Philips. Phillips, Jacob, released on bail by committee of Manor of Rensselaerwyck, 84; surrendered by bailsman, 84; released on bail to enter continental army, 84.

Physicians, captured British doctors, imprisoned at Albany, 99- 100, loo-ioi; one examines prisoner before Albany board, 236; one attends suspected person 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 Picksen, 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, Emerigh, Emmerigh), of Rensselaerwyck, accused of treachery, 86; order for his