In 1856 a "Life of Captain Nathan Hale," by I.W. Stuart, was published at Hartford, in a small volume of 230 pages. In 1861 "The Life and Career of Major John André," by Winthrop Sargeant, was published at Boston in a small octavo volume of nearly 500 pages. It is an exhaustive work. To these two books I acknowledge much indebtedness. The spirited pen-and-ink sketches which illustrate this little volume were largely copied from original drawings by the author; also from other original drawings and autographs. The two pictures, _Cunningham destroying Hale's Letters_, and _The Tournament_, are original designs by the artist. This volume contains the full text of André's "Cow-Chase," and the famous "Monody on Major André," by Miss Anna Seward, with a portrait and a brief biographical sketch of the author; also three characteristic letters written by André to Miss Seward, when he was a youth of eighteen. The "Monody," I believe, has never been published in America. B.J.L. The Ridge, _April, 1886_. CONTENTS. NATHAN HALE. CHAPTER I. PAGE Hale's Birthplace and Parentage.--The Hale Family 3 Hale's Youthhood and Education 4 Dr. Munson's Recollections of him 5 Hale at Yale College and as a School-teacher 7 Patriotism of 8, 9 His Military Career at Boston and New York 9-12 CHAPTER II. The American Army at New York 12, 13 A Man for Secret Service sought 18 Hale's Idea of the Service; he volunteers 14 His Career as a Spy 15-20 His Arrest 17 Taken to General Howe's Headquarters 19 Sentenced to be hanged without Trial.--Great Fire in New York 20 CHAPTER III. Hale at the Place of Execution 21 Cruelly treated by Cunningham, the Provost-Marshal 22 His Last Words 23 Sympathy, expressed; his Execution 24 Monumental Memorials of Hale 25-27 Literary Contributions to his Memory 27-31 Tribute to Hale by Henry J. Raymond 31 Proposed Monument in Memory of Hale at New York 33 Proposed Epitaph 34 JOHN ANDRÉ. CHAPTER I. André's Birth, Parentage, Education, and Family 37