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What was Found in Andres Boots.

Roswell J. Randall writes from Cort-
land village, N. Y, to the New York
Sun, as follows: As q controversy. is
existing as to the propriety of erecting
a monument to Major Andre upon
American soil, it may be of interest to
know exactly what was found upon
Andre to justify his execution: The &C.
~companying papers are copies OF the
originals, made by me in 1852, while
they were in the custody OF my father,
then the secretary of State of this State.
The photography, etc., is the same as
the originals, parts of which are obscure,
They are now, I believe, in the State
library, at Albany:
q. HEAD QUARTEs RoBISsoSs)
House Sep % 1880
Permit Mr.. John Anderson to pass the guards
TO the white Plains, or below if be chuses. He
being on Public Business by my Direction.
B. ARNOLD, NJ Gen
HEAD QUARTEs RoB1NsoNs(
House Sep %. 1850
Joshua Smith Erqr has permission to pass
the Guards to the White Plains and to return
being on public business by my Direction
B. ARNOLD, Maj Gen.
HEAD QUARTEs RoBISsoNs)
HOUSE Sep %. 1850
,Toshus Smith Esnr has permission to pass
with q boat. and their and a flag to Dobbs
Ferry, on Public business and to return i'm
mediately ARNOLD
Fort Arnold is built Of Dry Farms and wood
is in 8 ruiuous condition and suDJect 10 lake
fire from shells or canasses.
H..k D,k,o-o 2fora rvopfiDO Orlqf renAlr6.
The wall or, the East side broke down, and re-
building From the foundation as the W d.
south Side lave been q chevaux do Frise on
the VT side broke in many Places. II last
side open. two Boom Proofs g. a provision
magazine in the Fort It. a slight wooden R-k:
A commanding piece of ground 500 yards West
between the Fort e. No. 4 Or Rosbery hill.
Fort Webb Built Of - wood a slight
work very dry & liable to be set on fire as the
approaches are very easy, without defence
save q slight abbattis.
Fort Wythys built Of stone s Feet high the
work above Plank filled with earth, the stone
work Is feet, the earth Q feet thick-no bombs
Proofs, the Batteries without the Fort
Redoubt No On tho So side wood 9 feet
thick the VT north g. east sides 4 feet thick.
no amor in the works, a slight aDatt's' no
ditch or Picket.
Cannon on two Batteries, no Bomb Proofs.
Redoubt No Q The same as No / no Bomb
Proofs.
Redoubt No 8. a slight wood work 8 feet
thick very dry no Bomb Proofs a single
abattis. the work easily set on fre-no can
non.
Reduubt No s. a wooden work about 10 feet
high and four or five feet thick the west side
| faced with a stone wall 8 feet high and four
thick. no Bomb Proof, two six Founders a
slight abbatis, a commanding piece OF ground
500 yards VT.
The North Redoubt on the east side built Of
stone 1 feet high, above the stone wood filled
in with earth. very dry. no ditch, a Bomb
Proof three Batteries without the Fort. a poor
abattis, 8 Rising Piece Of ground 500 yards.
The work easily fired with faggots diptd in
Pitch &c.
South Redoubt, much the same as tho North,
q commanding piece Of Ground 500 yards due
East, 2 Batteries without the Fort.
Estimate Of the Forces at VT Point and its
dependencies Sept IS 1880.
A Brigade Of Massachusetts, Militia.
Stement.
Elijah Hunter.
Mr. ] johnson Is. I'm.
MIR J Stewart to the care Of Joshua Smith
Eqr to be left at Head Or.
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