Andre was one of the signers of the Vincennes Oath, July 20, 1778. "Vincenns Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America of July 20, 1778." Original document located at the Illinois Historical Survey, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gen Roger Clark expedition to the frontier administered. "These 185 French backwoodmen risked the vengeance of England by pledging allegiance to England's rebellious colonies at a date when the colonies' victory was far from certain." From "The George Rogers Clark Adventure in the Illinois" by Katherine Wagner Seineke.
There is a copy of the signatures in this book:
Kathrine Wagner Seineke, The George Rogers Clark Adventure in the Illinois, (New Orleans, LA: Polyanthos, Inc, 1981), 589-618, Signer number 168.
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