Special court held in Kingston, NY in January 1696. Thom, a slave of Peter Crispel, was accused of murdering a negro woman. He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck, have his throat cut with a knife, and then hanged in a chain as an example to...
Discussion includes hobo activity in the 1920s, attending the circus; the Mary Powell steamboat; steamboat trips to New York City; family picnics at Kingston Point Park