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Excerpt from The Fate of Major André: A Letter From Alexander Hamilton to John Laurens
The correspondence thus begun, was carried on be tween Arnold and Major André, Adjutant General to the British army, in behalf of Sir Henry Clinton, under feigned signatures, and in a mercantile disguise. In an intercepted letter of Arnold, which lately fell into our hands, he proposes an interview to settle the risks and profit of the copartnership, and in the same style of metaphor intimates an expected augmentation of the garrison, and speaks of it as the means of extending their traffic. It appears by another letter, that André was to have met him on the lines, under the sanction of a ?ag, in the character of Mr. John Anderson. But some cause or other, not known, prevented this inter view.
The twentieth of last month, Robinson and André went up the river in the Vulture sloop of war. Robin son sent a ?ag to Arnold with two letters, one to Gen eral Putnam, enclosed in another to himself, proposing an interview with Putnam, or in his absence with Ar nold, to adjust some private concerns. The one to General Putnam was evidently meant as a cover to the other, in case, by accident, the letters should have fallen under the inspection of a third person.
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The correspondence thus begun, was carried on be tween Arnold and Major André, Adjutant General to the British army, in behalf of Sir Henry Clinton, under feigned signatures, and in a mercantile disguise. In an intercepted letter of Arnold, which lately fell into our hands, he proposes an interview to settle the risks and profit of the copartnership, and in the same style of metaphor intimates an expected augmentation of the garrison, and speaks of it as the means of extending their traffic. It appears by another letter, that André was to have met him on the lines, under the sanction of a ?ag, in the character of Mr. John Anderson. But some cause or other, not known, prevented this inter view.
The twentieth of last month, Robinson and André went up the river in the Vulture sloop of war. Robin son sent a ?ag to Arnold with two letters, one to Gen eral Putnam, enclosed in another to himself, proposing an interview with Putnam, or in his absence with Ar nold, to adjust some private concerns. The one to General Putnam was evidently meant as a cover to the other, in case, by accident, the letters should have fallen under the inspection of a third person.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Author
Alexander Hamilton
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ISBN - 9781527961371
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 20
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Author
Alexander Hamilton
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ISBN - 9781334280825
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 22
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