Benedict Arnold Letter to John André, July 15, 1780
Benedict Arnold Letter to John André, July 15, 1780 (coded and decoded). Henry Clinton Papers.
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Inclosed in a cover addressed to M[r.] Anderson /
Two days since I received a letter without date or Signature, / informing me that S[ir]. Henry —— was obliged to me for intelligence / communicated, and that he placed a full confidence in the Sincerity / of my intentions, etc. etc. On the 13th Instant I addressed a letter / to you expressing my Sentiments and expectations, viz, that / the following Preliminaries be settled previous to cooperating. – / First, that S[ir]. Henry secure to me my property, valued at ten thou- / sand pounds Sterling, to be paid to me or my Heirs in case of / Loss; and, as soon as that happens [strike out] shall happen, —- hundred / pounds per annum to be secured to me for life, in lieu of the / pay and emoluments I give up, for my Services as they shall / deserve – If I point out a plan of cooperation by which S[ir]. H[enry]. / shall possess himself of West Point, the Garrison, etc. etc. etc. twenty / thousand pounds Sterling I think will be a cheap purchase for / an object of so much importance. At the same time I request / thousand pounds to be paid my Agent – I expect a full / and explicit answer – The 20th I set off for West Point. A / personal interview with an officer that you can confide in / is absolutely necessary to plan matters. In the mean time / I shall communicate to our mutual Friend S[tansbur]y all the / intelligence in my power, until I have the pleasure of your answer. / Moore /
July 15th [1780] / To the line of my letter of the 13th / I did not add seven.
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[In Jonathan Odell’s hand:] N.B. the postscript only relates to the manner of composing the / Cypher in the letter referred to
