The Culper Spy Ring, Whaleboat Spies and Brave Citizens Who Saved America’s Cause
during Long Island’s Occupation, Events from 1774–1784

Featuring: George Washington, Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge, Abraham Woodhull, Robert Townsend, Caleb Brewster, Selah and Anna (Smith) Strong et al. Lt. Henry Scudder, Joel Scudder, William Smith Scudder,

Samuel Townsend, Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull, Josiah Smith, and some of their ancestors, and members of the Continental Congress, William Floyd, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Nathaniel Scudder

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Table of Contents

The Culper Spy Ring, Whaleboat Spies and Brave Citizens Who Saved America’s Cause

during Long Island’s Occupation, Events from 1774–1784

Culper Spy Ring, an Interrelated Family, and Two Scudders in the Whaleboat Spy Network,

Spies from Huntington and Setauket During Long Island’s Seven-year British Occupation.

Their Efforts Helped Win the American Revolution. Vital Principles for Which They Fought

The True Story of Nathan Hale

Family Ties Among the Culper Spy Ring of Setuaket, Long Island, during British Occupation,
Intersection of Genealogy, History & Geography: Benjamin Tallmadge, Abraham Woodhull, etc.

Battle of Long Island, Samuel⁵ & Robert⁶ Townsend (later Culper Jr.), Scudder Militiamen,
Gen. Nathaniel⁴ Woodhull;  Lt. Benjamin⁵ Tallmadge Assists Washington’s Army’s Escape

Samuel⁵ Townsend of Oyster Bay & Family, Father of Robert⁶ Townsend aka Culper, Jr .:
Long Island and Townsend Family History, Events Predating War and the Culper Spy Ring

British Reprisals Against Samuel⁵ Townsend and His Cousin George⁴ Townsend, 1776–1777,
and the British Occupy Samuel⁵ Townsend’s Family Home, 1778–1799

A Closer Look at Family Relationships among Washington’s Culper Spy Ring at Setauket:
More about Their Family Relationships, Code Numbers, Methods and Vital Spying Adventures

Robert⁶ Townsend and the Culper Spy Ring: Saving the French Landing at Rhode Island,
Exposing Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold & Spy John André as Traitors to the American Cause

William⁵ Smith Scudder, Privateer Spy: Rescues, Battles, Suffered Controversies & Disability

After the War, What Happened to Spymaster Benjamin⁵ Tallmadge? and to Culper Spy Ring’s
Abraham⁵ Woodhull, Judge Selah Strong & Anna Smith Strong, Caleb Brewster, Austin Roe, &
Robert⁶ Townsend? & Whaleboat Spy Captains, Lt. Henry⁵ Scudder & William Smith Scudder?

Truths of Civil and Religious Liberty Clearly Stated by Washington, Jefferson, and Adams:
For Free Government, Religion, Morality, and Virtue are the “Foundation of America’s Fabric”

Appendices

Appendix A

Past Experiences Motivated American Patriots and Spies in New York, 1774–1784:
Why 1770s Patriot Long Islanders Foresaw British Intent to Undo Civil & Religious Liberty, by Remembering Injustice & Persecutions by British Governors Fletcher and Cornbury, 1693–1708
(This article is also the background for the reason why Queens County Scudders moved to New Jersey, 1697–1713)

Appendix B

Loyalists Richard⁴ Floyd and the Delanceys: Tories and Patriots among Townsends and Floyds

1 Asher Brown Durand, “The Capture of Major Andre, Burmingham Museum of Art, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asher_Brown_Durand%27s_The_Capture_of_Major_Andre.jpg. Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

 Cover image is a painting by James Long Scudder, “The Homestead, 1865,” Huntington, New York.

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