Claudius Smith, “Cowboy of the Ramapos,” hangs
Famed Tory outlaw Claudius Smith meets his end on the gallows on January 22, 1779 in Goshen, New York. In the wake of his death, Patriot civilians hope for relief from guerilla warfare in upstate New York. Born in Brookhaven, New York, in 1736, Smith moved with his family to Orange County, New York, in […]