Quarter Plate - Gutta Percha Case - CAPTURE REV. WAR BRITISH SPY MAJ. JOHN ANDRE

Quarter Plate - Gutta Percha Case - CAPTURE REV. WAR BRITISH SPY MAJ. JOHN ANDRE

Quarter Plate - One tiny chip in bottom corner (See Photo).

This scene is depicting the capture of Major John Andre (second from the left) vainly attempts to bribe three New York Militiamen who had found him caring the plans for the American fortress at West Point supplied by the turncoat Benedict Arnold.

Google: New England Historical Society - "A Spy For A Spy": John Andre Hanged.