The Mohawk Valley Path Through History begins with the Revolutionary War - the sites and events related to this period in history.
British spy sentenced to death
British spy John André is court-martialed, found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. André, an accomplice of Benedict Arnold, had been captured by Patriots John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart six days earlier on September 23, after they found incriminating papers stashed in his boot.
David Williams, Revolutionary War solidier and of the the captors of Major Andre, is located at Old Stone Fort Complex in Schoharie.