Daniel Putnam Grave
Old Trinity Cemetery, 833 NH Rt 12A (Chase Rd), Cornish, NH
Daniel Putnam (1739-1809) was a blacksmith of whom "it is said that he had the distinguished honor of cutting the handcuffs from the wrists of Major Andre as he was about to be executed," according to two sources: "History of the Town of Cornish, NH" by William H. Child (1911), and "A History of the Putnam Family in England and America", vol. 1, by Eben Putnam, 1891.
Read MoreDaniel Putnam (1739-1809) was a blacksmith of whom "it is said that he had the distinguished honor of cutting the handcuffs from the wrists of Major Andre as he was about to be executed," according to two sources: "History of the Town of Cornish, NH" by William H. Child (1911), and "A History of the Putnam Family in England and America", vol. 1, by Eben Putnam, 1891.
