Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 6
Summary
This journal article presents a letter written in German by John Andre to Eberhart Michael in Lancaster, PA. Andre had been a British Revolutionary War prisoner in Lancaster but had already been moved to Carlisle when he wrote the letter.(Andre would later become the British contact for Benedict Arnold in his attempt to betray Washington's army at West Point).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Contents
Chapters : The Land and The People -- Town and Country -- Colonial Houses -- Habiliments ( clothing ) and Habits -- Everyday Needs and Diversions -- The Intellectual Life -- The Cure Of Souls ( religion ) -- The Problem of Labor -- Colonial Travel