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Tremendous detail on the treason trial of Major John Andre...
Tremendous detail on the treason trial of Major John Andre...
Item # 685784 GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT, London, For the Year 1780 Certainly the highlight of this issue are the nearly 7 pages taken up with the lengthy & very detailed proceedings headed: "Extracts of Letters from General Washington to the President of Congress". This concerns the trial of Major Andre in the treason affair with Benedict Arnold.
This is a terrific report with far more detail than we have found in any newspaper report of the period. Some of the items include: "...announcing the capture of a John Anderson who was endeavouring to go to New York with several interesting & important papers, all in the hand writing of Gen. Arnold; this was also accompanied with a letter from the prisoner, avowing himself to be Major John Andre, Adj. General to the British Army, relating the manner of his capture & endeavouring to shew that he did not come under the description of a spy...".
There is also a letter signed in type: G. Washington, concerning Andre's capture, plus a letter signed in type: John Andre, in which he espouses his innocence, as well as a letter signed in type by: B. Arnold in which he declares Andre should be set free as he was captured under a flag of truce.
There are several more letters signed by Washington, H. Clinton, B. Arnold & John Andre, the last by Andre includes his plea "...that I am not to die on a gibbet." followed by mention of his execution on October 2.
A terrific amount of detail on the Andre trial.
Included is the full page plate called for.
Complete in 36 pages with the index for the year at the back. Measures 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches, with a half page title/contents page at the front, disbound, very nice condition.
A very nice "Supplement" issue published at the end of the year, & from the Revolutionary War with a wide range of varied content including war reports, news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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