734; robbers suppHed with, 748; purchase 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 persons removed or held for exchange, 835.

Pruyn, Samuel, of Albany, yeoman, bailed person confined to house of, 236, 570; bailsman for Jacob Halenbceck, Jr., 580. Pulver, Hendrick, offers recommendation 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 account with state treasurer, 823, 826. Purves, John, prisoner, released on recognizance, 249. QUACKENBUSH, Garret, denounced by disaffected person, 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 Helderbergs, released on recognizance, 156. Quant, Henry, from the Helderbergs, 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, carpenter, 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 Albany board to explain visits of tories to his house, 222.

Randell, Benjamin, presents charges against persons in Hoosick, 686-687, 688, 689; to serve warrant, 688. Kandell, John, of Hoosick district, farmer, certifies request of tory women to be allowed to remain in the state, 528; bailsman 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 Rensselaer'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; warrant 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 conveying company of, with prisoners, 344; request for ammunition 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 Forest's rangers, 413; John Tillman, Jr., invited to raise company of rangers for Albany board, 488.

Ratcliffe. See also Radliff. Ratcliffe (Radliff, Ratcliff, Rodliff), Arent, required to give account of matters at Unadilla, 424; to give security for good behavior, 424; his bail forfeited by refusal to do militia duty, 490-491; summond to appear before Albany board, 494; released on bail, 497; to