Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Daniel Boone & West Point?

OK, this is totally off topic for a genealogy blog... Well, maybe not, it is historical. I was watching an old Daniel Boone episode yestrday and was completely baffled! Dan'l & Mingo were on their way to the fort at West Point when they spotted British soldiers and one "civilian." The civilian and our heroes end up at the same tavern, where said civilian, Major Andre [Mr. Anderson] meets with the West Point commander to pay the plans to the fort and help the traitorous commander flee to British lines. We're sorta OK up to now, most of the plot sounds reasonably accurate. Whoa! The West Point CO is a General Hugh Scott. Dan'l enlists the help of some local NY rangers to KIDANP Andre and foil the plot. To top it off, they capture Gen. Scott as well, after he kills the complicit tavern keeper. Boy, did history unravel in that final 25 minutes! [Traitor or not, Benedict Arnold must have been rolling over in his grave!]

Off to Muncie tomorrow. I have a will, a few court records and about 50 deeds to examine!

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