Henry's Secret Pre-War Mission

A newspaper article posted online by Penn State, is entitled "A Concise History Of Henry's Mission, Interspersed With Remarks."  The article, featuring Captain John Henry, mentioned that he worked towards "procuring the office of Judge Advocate in Canada, or Consul in the U.States."

Henry corresponded with the Canadian Governor, Sir James Craig, and advocated community activism with the hope that New England would join Canada in an alliance.  "To effect this, Gov. Craig, in Jan. 1809, offered to capt. Henry a secret mission to the U.S. to collect information...".

In February of 1812, disenchanted with his Canadian employers, John Henry turned "...states evidence..." and disclosed the operation to the United States government. "He knew that no one would ascribe his disclosure of treason to pure motives...".

Sir James Craig's instructions to Mr. John Henry:

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Tried For Treason

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The Ultimate History Project website featured an article, Patriot or Traitor: The Role of John Hodges in the War of 1812, by Courtney C. Hobson (excerpt below):

"[William] Pinkney’s impassioned defense of Hodges’ actions during a confused time of war won Hodges an acquittal.  Pinkney was so convincing that the jury did not even leave the jury box to deliberate. To date, John Hodges is the only known person to be tried for treason during the War of 1812."

Francis Scott Key and Dr. Beanes were also mentioned in the article.