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Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys
byIn researching one of the many projects I have in train, I ran across the Federal Pension Application file of Caleb Brewster. With all…
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Newspapers as a Rebel Source of Intelligence
byThe study of intelligence has always suffered from a bias towards the derring-do of spies, stealing of secrets, breaking of codes, and covert action….
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This Week on Dispatches: Bill Bleyer on the Culper Spy Ring
byOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews writer and historian Bill Bleyer on sifting fact from fiction about the legendary Culper Spy Ring….
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The Incredible Story of Hercules Mulligan
byWhen you are a spy, you want to go unnoticed. With a colorful name like Hercules Mulligan, that can sometimes be difficult, especially if…
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George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring: Separating Fact from Fiction
byThe efforts of a group of self-taught Patriot spies who would later become known as the Culper Spy Ring played an important role in…
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Amicus Reipublicae; or, Abraham Bancker, Friend of the Republic
byAbraham Bancker gave in to temptation on September 10, 1789, when he petitioned George Washington for a federal appointment as compensation for his service…
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Ten Graves of Patriot Spies
bySpies. They lived in the shadows playing a very dangerous, life-or-death game while they served in various roles of espionage for the patriot cause…
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The Culper Spy Ring Was not the First to Warn the French at Newport
byOn July 10, 1780, a French fleet of seven ships of the line and four frigates under Admiral Chevalier de Ternay, along with thirty-six…