May 10, 1779 --  John André to Joseph Stansbury (Page 3 of 4)
From the Clinton Collection
 

commands in different Quarters ---  Concerting the / means of a blow of importance.---   fomenting / any party which when risen to a height might / perhaps easily be drawn into a desire of accomodation / rather than submit to an odious Yoke.--- Magazines, -- / where any new are forming --- To interest himself in / procuring an exchange of Prisoners for the honour of / America. / The other Channel you mentioned to me this morning / thro' which a communication was formerly held / must be kept unacquainted with this and with / Regard to it the same may be said as with Regard / to Monk that liberal Acknowledgments will / infallibly attend conspicuous Services. / You leave me with a long book similar to yours. / Three Numbers make a Word the 1st is the Page and the / 2d the Line the third the Word   a comma is placed / between each word when only the first letter of the line / is wanted in order to compose a Word not in the book, / the number representing the Word be    / Unit with a stroke through. Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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