01x35 - James Armistead

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with I

know the truth will and

fall that's

just a word now to the

wise the world was made change each a

surprise I'm looking at life my own

night I'm searching for a hero don't

idiz feeling pain as

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innoc I take my heart it's battle give

that freed rattle get my Independence

declare it on the line for your freedom

ring and patriotic voices blue never

give up you represent America hoping

anding for a brigher day I listen to my

heart and I oby how can I see it any

other way I'm looking

Al

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my here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of Liberty's Kids now

that Lord con Wales has joined Benedict

Arnold I'm not even strong enough to get

beaten gentlemen our fleet has finally

arrive nearby at Chesapeake Bay it will

carry our troops to a position from

which we will crush the rebels once and

for all we must have information what

about your spy M the one who helped you

almost capture anold this sl*ve could

make defeating the rebel significantly

easier

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I have always thought that one person of

ability May accomplish great things for

the world if he first forms a solid

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plan and then passionately devotes

himself to following it through

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huh what is it James Master do you

believe in Freedom you know I do I'm a

patriot I believe in this new country

General Lafayette left here only

yesterday I would like your your

permission to join him then I'll come

back if I

survive all right James you may offer

your services to the general thank you

sir I'm much

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obliged without a Navy we can do nothing

decisive with it everything honorable

and

glorious General Washington when do you

think the French Fleet will get here I

expect General roshambo knows when

Admiral degrass will grace us with his

company but our good Ally is not saved

if the ships would arrive we could take

New York and end this w*r the French

haven't even come through with supports

for Lafayette one of their own yes

General Knox the poor Marquee races

through the the Virginia heat with

barely 1,00 hungry men trying to stop

that traitor from burning more homes to

the ground Benedict Arnold pillaging my

state if only Lafayette could capture

that

traitor I want C trer I want Arnold

alive to face this Justice he deserves I

would like to face General Arnold too to

ask him if he no longer believes all his

lofty words about freedom but we are

powerless running like like rabbits from

place to place where are our French

troops our

ships

ships ship sell on water water is cold

please don't mention cold jber it

reminds me how hot I am write this to

Washington please your

Excellency now that Lord con Wales has

joined Benedict Arnold here in Virginia

I'm not even strong enough to get

beaten ah

I must find other means with which to

fight I remain supremely confident of

our ultimate Victory but sir I am

running out of men supplies and

ideas only you're in the presence of a

general and a lady get

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dressed General there's a n*gro here who

wishes to join us bring him

in who are you my friend James sir what

is your last name James my master's name

is aastad so that is my name

too how do you think you can serve our

cause James Amistad what are your

skills sir I am

invisible huh I'm a black man most white

folk don't look at me they don't think

about me they don't care about me they

don't fear

me do you have any use for an invisible

man this horrible Southern

heat if General Clinton had heeded my

advice and permitted me to crush

Washington in the north his Excellency

would be a prisoner and I wouldn't be in

Virginia sweating like some Beast of

Burden General Arnold sir you ordered me

to bring you any Negroes offering

service ah yes in return for their

freedom they value Freedom above all

else that is why Negroes can be relied

on bring them

in how long have you lived in this area

all my life sir you know your way around

even in the dark yes sir you will serve

me as my guide first clean my

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coat and I do hope you have a talent for

k*lling

mosquitoes Lieutenant I shall not wish

to be disturbed

tonight now and then I enjoy being alone

with the trees The Crickets and the

frogs I find it my sole opportunity

these days for contentment and calm if

and only if there is a matter of extreme

urgency you will find me by the pond

just outside the Northeast end of Camp

relaxing

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this way after

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him over

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here where'd he go

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you will find the spy in our camp and

you will hang

him so we almost captured Arnold all

because of James Army Dead We Ari

perhaps James is the secret weapon we've

been

lacking HRI I told you to put on your

clothes

we good morning morning sir three more

desertions last night it's this heat

Lieutenant our troops are from codair

climates I had hoped that seeing me

wearing full uniform would Inspire them

Zuber didn't you tell me there used to

be Warriors who fought naked you on

reala F are not a

warrior now Clinton calls me

north at least I can meet Washington in

his foolish campaign to retake New York

sir I'd like to continue to serve sir

please don't send me back to

sl*very General Cornwallis has arrived

here in Petersburg his lordship can

always use another servant the man

doesn't even like to buckle his own

shoes thank you sir I'm much

obliged an ambush

Captain Wayne we wouldn't have lost any

of your brave men at James River if we

had intelligence of corn Wallace's plans

thanks for the lightweight uniform sir

you are

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welcome and now these rumors Cornwallis

will be moving but where when must have

sent you back a lot of money sir it was

my plan

pleasure worth every penny to get you

into something other than your

underwear we must have information what

about your spy M the one who helped you

almost capture

Anor we have not heard from James

Armistead in 2 months it is my hope he

has not been able to get a message out

it is my fear that he is dead or has run

away

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I asked the spies sir do you have any

last words yes sir he answered but if I

told them to you they wouldn't be mine

anymore more pie oo

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now I shall tell you my news which is

not to travel outside this

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tent gentlemen our fleet has finally

arrived nearby at Chesapeake

Bay it will carry our troops to a

position from which we will crush the

rebels once and for

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all we do not yet have orders as to

where that position will

be thank you gentlemen and good

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night what's your

name James Sir James I wish to have a

word with you about something quite

grave yes sir I wish to talk to you

about

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spying Lafayette had me write a letter

to Washington for him he told his

Excellency he's dead devish afraid of

General Cornwallis he's just trying to

get Washington to send help Joe Bear's

Not Afraid of

Anything who's

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that shames Army's

dead James

James sir General corn walles knows I am

a

spy then how is it James that you are

still alive I am a spy for General corn

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Wallace corn Wallace thinks you are

working for him James you are

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brilliant corn Wallace is expecting

General Clinton to send some of the

British Fleet to the chesapeak Bay with

troops and supplies but where will these

ships take the British troops Monami If

corn Wallace knows he is insane and he's

careful with his maps and

papers but I'll find out sir I swear

I'll find

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out you be careful James now that Lord

corn Wallace thinks you are spying for

the British you are in more danger than

ever it's only fair that I give you a

chance to change your mind and never

again return to the English Camp no one

will think any less of you my Brave

friend I'll need some phony papers to

give K Wallace you shall have

them but not quite

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yet and now that we have finally

received the orders containing our arm

is real destination you James shall take

these orders to Lafayette with a false

destination to lead him

astray tell him you took them from my

pocket when I was

drunk yes sir you shall have your

freedom and more you Negroes take care

of me and I shall take care of you James

is tea ready another minute sir then

liutenant let us enjoy 60 seconds of

fresh Virginia Air this sl*ve could make

defeating the rebels significantly

easier a it's lovely

outside now liutenant we must use this

particular

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spile don't you feel like taking some

air too I'll watch things here

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huh what are you

doing Simply the Best crumpets I've ever

eaten I can only imagine the

astonishment on my I I know you'd be

rewarded but delicacy in front of this

gr please don't say

anything please

I desperately wish I had demanded the

recipe from the man but I was so

surprised I simply didn't think of

it I hope Lieutenant that our forces do

not similarly squander such a splendid

opportunity

excellent corn Wallace will mooved to

near Yorktown here where he'll wait for

the British Fleet to arrive in

Chesapeake Bay when his ships

arrive he will attack us Washington must

know of this

immediately James how did you learn this

I was very nearly caught General I would

have been put to death for treason if

not for an African Soldier fighting for

the British a man named

KO Kato isn't that the name of Moses's

brother yes certain K we must find out

if it is Moses's brother James please

don't put yourself at any more risk but

if it's possible to find out it would

mean so much to both of them I owe the

man at least

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that General roshambo lied to me

our French Fleet is headed for

Chesapeake Bay in Virginia not for New

York as roshambo promised I plan to take

New York is ruined

but this might provide us with the

opportunity we've been waiting for we

know Cornwallis is at Chesapeake Bay sir

yes General Knox at Yorktown Admiral

degrass will have 29 warships and 3,000

troops here our army and roshambo could

March South and join l had on the other

side of Yorktown here we would then be

surrounding the British by land and by

sea so the Army marches South it could

be the huge Victory we've been hoping

for yes James it would certainly lead to

a great Victory or a devastating

defeat the risk would indeed be

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grave what if the march to Virginia in

the heat decimates our troops what if

the friendships never reach ches Bay and

leave us without Naval

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support what if we arrive here and the

British Fleet evacuates cornwallis's

forces and worst of all what if corn

Wallace leaves before we even arrive in

Virginia news of very great importance

is on the way in the meantime my dear

Marquee it is of the most critical

importance that at all costs you prevent

Cornwallis from leaving Yorktown

how can we hold Lord Cornwallis in York

toown with so few

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men Sarah please write back to his

Excellency I hope you will find we have

taken the best precautions to lessen his

lordship's chances of

Escape yes sir

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is there anym whatever this is

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these plans you recovered were clearly

intended for a large new Rebel force on

its way here to reinforce

Lafayette fine work

James so we shall indeed remain here at

Yorktown until our Fleet

arrives I want you to gather my senior

your officers back here in 20

minutes KO what do you have Ken named

Moses Moses my

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brother James what do you think about

during your long walks between our camp

and Yorktown

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the petition of James A sl*ve belonging

to William

armastad that your petitioner convinced

of the Just Right which all mankind have

to Freedom even though he was a sl*ve

did during the ravages of Lord

Cornwallis through the state of

Virginia enter into the service of the

Marquee Lafayette that he often at the

Peril of his life conveyed messages from

the Marquee into the Enemy Lines of the

most secret and important kind the

possession of which if discovered on him

would have certainly endangered his

life that for this Duty he should be set

free and his master paid for the loss of

a valuable Workman

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Freedom

Sarah

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Freedom through my searching for a hero

to idiz feeling the pain as

inocent looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

get

my it on the line blue never up you

represent America

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