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Benedict Arnold, John André, and His Three Yeoman Captors: A Sentimental Journey or American Virtue Defined

Benedict Arnold, John André, and His Three Yeoman Captors: A Sentimental Journey or American... BENEDICT ARNOLD, JOHN ANDRÉ, AND HIS THREE YEOMAN CAPTORS A Sentimental Journey or American Virtue Defined   International Center for Jefferson Studies Somehow or other, I cannot get Arnold out of my head. Major Samuel Shaw to Rev. Eliot,  October  (Dawson ) n the early morning hours of  September , Benedict Arnold clos- eted himself with British officer John André to plot the fall of West IPoint, which was under Arnold’s command and provided the crucial link between the northern and southern colonies. André was later caught with incriminating documents in the heel of his boot and hanged as a spy on October . Arnold learned of André’s capture before the plot was com- pletely understood, though. Spurring his horse down the banks of West Point, he escaped to a nearby British ship. Leaving an enraged citizenry be- hind, Arnold quickly became the most hated turncoat in American history. All across the country, Americans vented their anger. In Philadelphia, the citizens burned Arnold in effigy a few days after Arnold’s plot was discov- ered. Arrayed in regimental dress, the mock Arnold was drawn through the city in a cart. Arnold’s head was given two faces, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Early American Literature University of North Carolina Press

Benedict Arnold, John André, and His Three Yeoman Captors: A Sentimental Journey or American Virtue Defined

Trees, Andy.
Early American Literature , Volume 35 (3) – Nov 1, 2001
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BENEDICT ARNOLD, JOHN ANDRÉ, AND HIS THREE YEOMAN CAPTORS A Sentimental Journey or American Virtue Defined   International Center for Jefferson Studies Somehow or other, I cannot get Arnold out of my head. Major Samuel Shaw to Rev. Eliot,  October  (Dawson ) n the early morning hours of  September , Benedict Arnold clos- eted himself with British officer John André to plot the fall of West IPoint, which was under Arnold’s command and provided the crucial link between the northern and southern colonies. André was later caught with incriminating documents in the heel of his boot and hanged as a spy on October . Arnold learned of André’s capture before the plot was com- pletely understood, though. Spurring his horse down the banks of West Point, he escaped to a nearby British ship. Leaving an enraged citizenry be- hind, Arnold quickly became the most hated turncoat in American history. All across the country, Americans vented their anger. In Philadelphia, the citizens burned Arnold in effigy a few days after Arnold’s plot was discov- ered. Arrayed in regimental dress, the mock Arnold was drawn through the city in a cart. Arnold’s head was given two faces,

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