N. Currier print of Capture of Andre 1780

Name/Title

N. Currier print of "Capture of Andre 1780"

Entry/Object ID

X.89.1

Scope and Content

lithograph by N. Currier of "Capture of Andre 1780" Andre was captured at Fort Saint-Jean by Continental General Richard Montgomery in Nov. 1775, and held prisoner in Lancaster, PA. Andre is depicted in blue coat in a bucolic landscape with three men robbing him. Note on back has handwritten inscription: Given to Bedford Village Westchester County October 11, 1930-the 70th anniversary of the birth of Anna Louise Bates Molleson by Geo. E Molleson/her husband She was the daughter of Nehemiah Bates Jr & Anna Louise Cox and the 8th Generation that lived in Bedford Her children were Gilbert Cox Molleson Francis McDonald Molleson Grandchildren Robert Seaman James Bates (sons of G.C.M.) Ann Louise daughters F.M.M 17.5" L x 13" W