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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.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Colonial pamphlets ; v. 18, no. 5.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Colonial pamphlets ; v. 18, no. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States.
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
- United States--History--Revolution.
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
- Arnold, Benedict.
- Local Subjects:
- United States--History--Revolution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 p.l., 21 p. )
- Other Title:
- 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
- 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. Rivingston, 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.
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Sabin no. 1455.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG527047-B
- OCLC:
- 85865588
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