The Life and Misfortunes and the Military Career of Brig.-Gen. Sir John Johnson, Bart

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...taken to prevent Sir John Johnson from being apprised of the real design of his opponents. Fortunately the communication despatched, although cunningly conceived, was not sufficiently ingenious to conceal the latent intention. As van der Does, in Leyden, wrote to Valdez, the Spanish general besieging, and trying to delude him, its governor, into surrendering the town: "The fowler plays sweet notes on his pipe when he spreads his net for the bird"--even so the Loyalist leader was not deceived by the specious words of his enemies, seeking to enmesh him. Lossing, who had all the original papers in his hands, admits (II., 69) a snare: "The wily baronet was not to be caught in the snare laid for him by Schuyler."--J. W. de P.'s "Sir John Johnson's Address," Appendix I., page vi., col. 1, 2. Dr. F. H. Roof, of Rhinebeck, forwarded, 19th June, 1880, to the writer, a copy of a letter, which is pretty good proof that, in the whole of the paroling business, the relative positions of the parties in antagonism, and the circumstances connected therewith, are not only misunderstood, but have been consistently misrepresented. To clear this up is impossible, because the documentary testimony on the loyal side has almost entirely perished or disappeared. This letter was the property of Henry Loucks, a brother-in-law of Mr. Roofs father (formerly a law partner of Abraham van Vechten) both now deceased. Upon the back of the original was the following note by Mr. Loucks: "Sir John Johnson's granddaughter, 1777, Helen McDonald; presented me by a granddaughter of Jellis Fonda, Oct, 7, 1840. H. L." The date must refer to that of the letter, because Sir John could not have had a granddaughter capable of writing any letter in 1777; but one of...

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