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Tremendous detail on the treason trial of Major Andre...
Tremendous detail on the treason trial of Major Andre...
Item # 685785 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 (foxing).
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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