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X-WR-CALDESC:23 September 1780: British Major John André was captured with 
 treasonous ciphered letter from Benedict Arnold hidden in his boot.\n\nDur
 ing the American Revolution\, British Major John André joined with America
 n General Benedict Arnold in a scheme to secure British control over the A
 merican fortification at West Point\, New York. The reward -  a large sum 
 of money and a high position in the British army.  Arnold was disgruntled 
 with the Continental Army and corresponded with British general Sir Henry 
 Clinton beginning in 1779. In July 1780\, Arnold proposed the sale of West
  Point\, a strategic Colonial stronghold\, to the British. In a coded mess
 age he offered West Point\, the garrison and supplies\, for £20\,000 sterl
 ing. Arnold used a dictionary code to create this message. Each word was r
 epresented by a three-digit code group. The numbers represented page\, col
 umn\, and word down that column. 12.8.16 represented the 16th word in the 
 first column on page 12 of Nathan Bailey’s Dictionary. (Arnold added 7 to 
 the column number to create 8 or 9 instead of 1 or 2)\n\nBefore it could b
 e carried out\, however\, minutemen captured John André and informed Gener
 al George Washington of the plot. Arnold managed to evade Washington's arr
 est warrant\, but André was imprisoned at Tappan\, New York\, and on Septe
 mber 29\, 1780\, he was found guilty of being behind American lines 'under
  a feigned name and in a disguised habit. He was executed as a spy by Wash
 ington's order October 2\, 1780.\n\n(Image and portions of text borrowed f
 rom mountvernon.org)\n
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DESCRIPTION:23 September 1780: British Major John André was captured with t
 reasonous ciphered letter from Benedict Arnold hidden in his boot.\n\nDuri
 ng the American Revolution\, British Major John André joined with American
  General Benedict Arnold in a scheme to secure British control over the Am
 erican fortification at West Point\, New York. The reward -  a large sum o
 f money and a high position in the British army.  Arnold was disgruntled w
 ith the Continental Army and corresponded with British general Sir Henry C
 linton beginning in 1779. In July 1780\, Arnold proposed the sale of West 
 Point\, a strategic Colonial stronghold\, to the British. In a coded messa
 ge he offered West Point\, the garrison and supplies\, for £20\,000 sterli
 ng. Arnold used a dictionary code to create this message. Each word was re
 presented by a three-digit code group. The numbers represented page\, colu
 mn\, and word down that column. 12.8.16 represented the 16th word in the f
 irst column on page 12 of Nathan Bailey’s Dictionary. (Arnold added 7 to t
 he column number to create 8 or 9 instead of 1 or 2)\n\nBefore it could be
  carried out\, however\, minutemen captured John André and informed Genera
 l George Washington of the plot. Arnold managed to evade Washington's arre
 st warrant\, but André was imprisoned at Tappan\, New York\, and on Septem
 ber 29\, 1780\, he was found guilty of being behind American lines 'under 
 a feigned name and in a disguised habit. He was executed as a spy by Washi
 ngton's order October 2\, 1780.\n\n(Image and portions of text borrowed fr
 om mountvernon.org)\n
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SUMMARY:1780: Treasonous Ciphered Letter
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