HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OK WESTCHESTER. 



. of Sands Point, Long Island, who " united with his brothers, 

 Richardson and Joshua, in a contract with Robert Morris, to supply the 

 northern army with provisions for i782.'' rt 



Within a few rods from Mr. Sands' late residence stands an old wooden 

 barn, formerly the head-quarters of Lieutenant-Colonel Jameson of the 

 Continental army. Here (on the 23d of September, 1780,) the unfor- 

 unate Andre was delivered up to that officer, with all the papers which 

 had been found upon his person/ " The course pursued by Jameson 



COL. JAMESON'S HEAD-QTJARTEES AT NORTH CASTLE. 

 The building attached to the barn on the left is the one in which Andre was confined. 



v observes Mr. Sparks) was extraordinary and inexplicable. On examin- 

 ing the papers, he found them to be in the undisguised hand-writing of 

 General Arnold, with which he was perfectly acquainted. Their con- 

 tents and the manner of their being found was such, as one would think, 

 could not fail to excite suspicion in the most obtuse mind, whatever 

 might be the rank or character of the party concerned." 



" With these papers in his hands, bearing incontestable marks of their 

 origin, and procured in a way that indicated most unequivocally the 

 designs of the person with whom they were found, Jameson resolved to 

 send the prisoner immediately to Arnold ! How far he was influenced 

 by the persuasion or advice of Andre, is uncertain ; but it cannot be 

 doubted, that all the address of the latter was used to advance a purpose, 

 which opened the only possible door for their escape. Could he proceed 



a Thompson's Hist, of Long Island. For a further account of this family, see pedigree. 

 b The room occupied by Audio is still shown to the visitor. 

 c For the Andre papers, see Greenburgh. 



