John Paulding, Isaac Van Wart and David Williams decided to search John Andre. They must have been astonished when they found the types of documents he possessed.
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The Capture of Andre ... at Tarrytown, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1780. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876.
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