News of John Andre
SIR.—May I ask the assistance of your readers in my search for original manuscript and pictorial material referring to John Andre? He was born about 1751, lived in Clapham, was a friend of Anna Seward in Lichfield, studied in Germany, painted pictures and wrote poems, entered the British army, was sent to America, became adjutant general, sat executed as a spy (1780), and was buried in Westminster Abbey ; his family lived subsequently in Bath. I am writing a book which will combine his biography with that of the American general, Benedict Arnold, whose treason was responsible for Andres death. Thus I should also be grateful for any material dealing with Arnold's career before 1781, when my study will end. Perhaps I should add, by way of credentials, that I have published seven books on American history. I should be greatly obliged to anyone who would get in touch with me.
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