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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Most of the documents in this series were created by Major General Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War to supply
information to the British Army concerning the conditions, personnel, and ordnance of the American fortifications at West
Point, New York. Types of information include disposition of troops and artillery pieces in case of alarm; ordnance reports
in different forts, redoubts, and batteries; report of the fortification conditions; and estimates and actually numbers of
men necessary to fortify the works.
Creator:
Title:
Papers found on British spy Major Andre ("Andre Papers")
Quantity:
0.1 cubic feet
12 leaves
1780
Series Number:
A4681
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