Gallows Putnam during his Peekskill adminAnother spy was executed bywho, when arrested, had on his person istration--one Daniel Strang, and dated a paper drawn by Colonel Rogers, of the Queen's Rangers, " Valentine's Hill, December 30, 177(5," which authorized the bearer to bring recruits for the British service. Strang also was tried by court-martial, condemned, and hanged, the sentence receiving Washington's approval. He suffered on a spot now comprised within the grounds of the Peekskill Academy. His gallows was an oak tree. The locality has ever since been called Oak Hill, in memory of the occurrence. The document found on Strang is of much interest, as showing the inducements given to Tory recruiting officers and volunteers, 1 Bolton's Hist, of Westchester County, rev. ed., i., 153.

EVENTS OF 1777 AND

County to the so many of whom were contributed by Westchester makes it service 's Majesty British cause. After reciting that "his es: continu it ' raised/ be should s recruit that ry absolutely necessa man gentle other any or Strang, Daniel -This is 'to certify that Mr. according to the who may bring in recruits, shall have commissions an Rangers. Americ Queen's the for in number he or they shall bring man, which No more than forty shillings bounty is to be given to any during the serve to ries; necessa sing purcha toward applied is to be P™portmn their have will They present Rebellion, and no longer. his Majesty s of all rebel lands, and all privileges equal to any of manner they troops The officers are to be the best judges in what ise as otherw or ments, will get their men in, either by parties, detach to be attested before are men which ; ageous advant most seem may lines." the* first magistrate within the British conten ding for the possession While Washington and Howe were from the north, and as down coming was ne of Philadelphia, Burgoy of the he progressed he was getting into difficulties.