Edward Bancroft

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Engineering and Technology, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) September 8, 2020 September 7, 2020

Volunteer Overload: Foreign Support of the American Cause Prior to the French Alliance

by Richard J. Werther

Aside from being outmanned by the best army in the world when the American Revolution started, it was clear that the American forces were…

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Diplomacy, Espionage and Cryptography, People, The War Years (1775-1783) February 12, 2019 February 15, 2019

The “Hynson Business”—The Story of a Double Agent

by Richard J. Werther

Wars have a way of creating strange alliances, and the American Revolution was no exception. I encountered one such unusual relationship while researching my…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783) October 29, 2013 August 28, 2016

On His Majesty’s Secret Service

by Jimmy Dick

Edward Bancroft habitually worked late into the evenings on Tuesday. This evening he was finishing a letter to his new mistress and arranging a…

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1. Ken Daigler The British Naval Signals Missions of 1781

William, a very thought provoking article, adding yet more confusion to who was the “spy” in the print shop. However it does help explain why McLane was involved outside the…
2. Sandra B Elder “The Celebrated and Notorious” Ned Turner

Thanks for this information on the Turner family. I am doing research on the Towles family who were neighbors of the Turners, and the Abneys. I read accounts of the…
3. John P. Congress’s “Committee on Spies” and the Court-Martial Policies of General Washington

Thanks for this fascinating and well-written article.