Proceedings of a board of general officers, held by order of His Excellency Gen. Washington, commander in chief of the army of the United States of America. Respecting Major John André, adjutant general of the British army. September 29, 1780.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

André, John, 1751-1780, defendant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.

Arnold, Benedict.

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States.

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Norris, Charles, Dr. (donor)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, 21 pages ; 23 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by F. Bailey, 1780.

Notes:

Half-title: Proceedings ... To which are appended the several letters which passed to and from New-York on the occasion, &c. Published by order of Congress.

Two other editions were published in the same year: Hartford, B. Webster, 1780 (32 p.) and New York, J. Rivington, 1780 (13 p.) The "Proceedings" were reprinted in the Gentleman's magazine, Dec. 1780, v. 50, p. 610-616; incorporated in Egbert Benson's "Vindication of the captors of Major André," New York, Kirk & Mercein, 1817, and in the two reprints of 1865; and, with other documents, appended to Dunlap's "André: a tragedy," New York, 1798, and New York, The Dunlap society, 1887.

It is a manifesto, rather than a report of the trial, and does not contain André's statement, which is found in Sargent's Life of André, p. 349-350, Boynton's West Point, p. 149-151, Dawson's Papers concerning the capture and detention of Major John André, p. 43-44, and elsewhere.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: p. 9-16 and 19-21 wanting.

Cited in:

Evans 17043

OCLC:

17379336