This Day in History: January 12

Dear Sir: I have yours of the 9th. inclosing the proceedings of the Court Martial who set upon Strang. In my Opinion the sentence should be confirmed and executed.

[Note:Daniel Strang. He was tried at Peekskill, N.Y., on January 4 for being a spy and enlisting men for the British, and was sentenced to be hanged. A copy of the proceedings is in the Washington Papers.] [More]