Revolutionary War Pensions: Witness to Execution

Rev. Richard Andrus, in his statement of application for a Revolutionary War Pension, claimed to have witnessed the execution of Maj. Andre in Tappan, NY, on 2 Oct 1780. John Andre was the famous British spy who looted from Benjamin Franklin and convinced Benedict Arnold to give up West Point.

After clicking on the image to the right, look at the third line from the bottom of the page to see this reference.