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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Various |
| Title: | Collection 332. Sergeant John Champe Prints, n.d. |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Sergeant John Champe Prints consists of two prints of John Champe, a Revolutionary War spy against Benedict Arnold. He was originally from Loudoun County, Virginia. |
| Extent: | 0.001 linear feet, 1 archival folder |
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[Identification of item], Collection 332. Sergeant John Champe Prints, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this collection from Bookworm and Silverfish in June 2006. Its accession number is 06-42. It was opened to the public in August 2006.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, August 2006
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, August 2006
Sergeant-Major John Champe was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. During the Revolutionary War,, he served George Washington as a spy against Benedict Arnold. Pretending to desert from the Continental armies, he helped undercover that Arnold was a traitor, saved the life of Andre, and established the innocence of General Gates.
These prints are believed to date to approximately 1850. "Sergeant Champe" was drawn by J.L. Morton and is 3 1/4" by 5 3/4". It illustrates a man with a horse in water with men firing firearms from boats. "The Desertion of Sergeant Champe" is by J.G. Chapman for the Columbian Magazine. It is 4 1/2" by 5 1/2" and shows a man on horseback.
| Champe, John |
| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| Collection 332. Sergeant John Champe Prints. (n.d.) | |||||||||
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James W. Head. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia, [Washington, D. C.]: Park View Press [c1908].
