:for the sculptor, see john paulding, (sculptor) john paulding (october 16 1758 â 18 february 1818) was a militiaman from the state of new york during the american revolution. in 1780, he participated in the capture of major john andrÃ©.cray, pp. 371-397raymond, pp. 11-17 ==revolutionary history== while visiting his sweetheart and future wife, sarah teed, he was captured by tories led by his future brother-in-law and imprisoned in the notorious "sugar house " prison in new york city in 1780. escaping the prison by jumping from a window, he went to the livery stable of a friend and obtained a german military jÃ¤ger or hessian coat, green with reed trim, which aided in his escape. reynolds, cuyler "genealogical and family history of southern new york and the hudson river valley" volume iii, lewis historical publishing company, new york, 1914, page 1281-1282. retrieved july 25, 2011 as part of an armed patrol with fellow militiamen david williams, and isaac van wart,cray, pp. 371-397raymond, pp. 11-17 paulding seized major john andrÃ©, who had left benedict arnold after discussing the defection and betrayal of arnold. the site is now called patriot's park in tarrytown, ny. andre, seeing the hessian coat paulding was wearing, may have assumed him to be a member of the "cowboys," or pro-british marauders who raided the neutral ground for cattle and supplies.âthe crisis of the revolutionâ by abbatt, william; hart, john; campbell, charles a., sons of the american revolution, new york state society, 1899. page 29. retrieved july 25, 2011 searching him for valuables, they discovered documents of andrÃ©'s secret communication with benedict arnold. ward, harry m., "the war for independence and the transformation of american society," routledge, 1999, page 67. isbn 1-85728-656-1. retrieved july 25, 2011 the militiamen, all local farmers of modest means, refused his considerable bribe and instead delivered him to the continental army. arnold's plans to surrender west point to the british were revealed and foiled, and andrÃ© was hanged a
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