In 1780, British Major John Andre was captured by three American militiamen in Tarrytown, New York. Hidden in his boots were the plans to West Point, given to him by the traitor General Benedict Arnold. Had these plans reached New York City and the British, they would have changed the course of history.
Now, after well over two centuries, Major Andre has returned to tell his side of this momentous moment in American History. After all, he was there.
Entertaining, engaging, and 100% historically accurate, British Major John Andre Saves the American Revolution is a 45-minute, one-man performance I created in partnership with The Historical Society of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow that enlightens and amuses audiences from children to adults and every age in between. Take a trip back to the birth of or nation- the birth that may never have happened were it not for the dashing, daring, and devilishly handsome British Major John Andre!
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David: Might you be familiar with Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge’s 39-page notebook account of his two weeks accompanying Andre from “Salem” to his hanging in Tappan? This notebook was part of my father’s manuscript collection, now residing in the Bobst Library at NYU. You can look it up online in the Library (“The Fales Library & Special Collections; Richard Maass Collection; Guide to the Richard Maass Collection, Series VI, Subseries B, Box 21, Folder 19 [Tallmadge]). If you wish I can email you a 39-page digital scan of the notebook.
Dad’s pre-Colonial, Colonial, and Revolutionary War Westchester collection occupies 12 linear feet of shelving in the Library. It has all been digitized. Dad was Westchester County Historian from 1974 to 1981.