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Major John Andre Revolutionary War Spy with letter

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Raymond, George 1787 US Revolutionary War Portrait: Major John Andre, Late Adjutant General to the British Army in North America. Copper Plate Published 1787, London for "A New, Universal and Impartial History of England" also titled "Raymond's History

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WILLIAM PITKIN: (1743 - 1818) Revolutionary War brigadier general who repulsed the raid on Danbury, and served on the courts martial of Charles Lee and Major John Andre. A.D.S. 'Wm. Pitkin Clerk' 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.

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c. 1860 The Capture of Major Andre Civil War Case: Civil War Photos "The Capture of Major Andr" Revolutionary War Historic Theme Civil War High-Relief Quarter Plate Union Case c. 1850-1860 Civil War Era, Quarter Plate Union Case, Depicts "The Capture

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1792 JOSEPH STANSBURY, JOHN NICHOLSON and Many Others ... Signed Philadelphia Legal Document: American Revolution JOSEPH STANSBURY the "Loyalist" Spy who was the Messenger Between Major John Andre and Benedict Arnold JOSEPH STANSBURY (1742-1809). Secret Agent British Loyalist Spy who was the k

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1816 ALS to Imprisoned Father Gen. William Barton: Autographs 1816 John B. Barton Autograph Letter Signed to his imprisoned father Revolutionary War Gen. William Barton JOHN B. BARTON (1785-1869). Son of the famous American Revolutionary War General W

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CSA Gen. J. C. Breckinridge Signed Letter to Brig. Gen. Thomas Gordan, 1862: Civil War era ALS. One page handwritten letter from Major General John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875), the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861, and C

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Four 18th C. Revolutionary War Mezzotints: "Commodore Hopkins" pub. Thos. Hart, 1776; "Major Robert Rogers" pub. Thos. Hart, 1776; "George Washington, Esq.", pub, C. Shepherd 1776; and "The Hon. John Hancock" pub. C. Shepherd, 1775, all in ebo

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Revolutionary War Life Guard Pay Document Concerning Payment to Amos Chance of John Sullivan's Reg.: Details: Amos Chace autographed document (DS) dated June 6, 1791, concerning the assignment of his depreciated Revolutionary War pay to William Hall of Stoughton, Mass. Chace had served as Major Gener

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New York Minister Introduces Fellow Clergymen in Wake: Revolutionary War New York Minister Introduces Fellow Clergymen in Wake of Yellow Fever Epidemic JOHN RODGERS, Autograph Letter Signed, to Ashbel Green, December 1, 1798, New York, New York. 1 p., 6.5

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Major John Andre Revolutionary War Spy with letter

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Major John Andre (1750-1780), Revolutionary War Spy. Bound handwritten long letter dated October 3, 1769, at the age of 19 with signature / autograph and image. British Major John Andre joined with Benedict Arnold in a scheme to secure British control over the American fortification at West Point. George Washington ordered Andre's execution as a spy by hanging on October 7, 1780.

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Major John Andre Revolutionary War Spy with letter

Name: Major John Andre Revolutionary War Spy with letter
SKU: 68575057
Price: 1300 USD
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