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X-WR-CALDESC:On August 25\, 1778\, Continental Army Major Benjamin Tallmadg
 e convinced General George Washington that Abraham Woodhull of Setauket on
  Long Island would make a good agent to gather intelligence in New York Ci
 ty\, the British Army's headquarters and base of operations during the Ame
 rican Revolutionary War. \n\nFor a short time\, Washington continued to su
 pport Tallmadge's superior Brigadier General Charles Scott as chief of int
 elligence. Contrary to Tallmadge\, Scott favored single missions by agents
 \, usually officers\, across enemy lines.\n\nAfter the failure of one of S
 cott's intelligence missions to New York City—during which three Continent
 al Army officers were discovered and executed in September of 1778\,—Washi
 ngton gave Tallmadge the assignment to set up a network of spies and couri
 ers in New York City. \n\nScott soon went on furlough and was replaced by 
 Tallmadge as chief of intelligence. \n\nIn October 1778\, Tallmadge starte
 d the New York City operation: Woodhull began to make trips into New York 
 under the pretext of visits to his sister Mary\, who operated a boarding h
 ouse with her husband Amos Underhill. Woodhull's reports were written unde
 r the alias 'Samuel Culper' (later 'Samuel Culper Sr.')\; Tallmadge was ca
 lled 'John Bolton.'
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DESCRIPTION:On August 25\, 1778\, Continental Army Major Benjamin Tallmadge
  convinced General George Washington that Abraham Woodhull of Setauket on 
 Long Island would make a good agent to gather intelligence in New York Cit
 y\, the British Army's headquarters and base of operations during the Amer
 ican Revolutionary War. \n\nFor a short time\, Washington continued to sup
 port Tallmadge's superior Brigadier General Charles Scott as chief of inte
 lligence. Contrary to Tallmadge\, Scott favored single missions by agents\
 , usually officers\, across enemy lines.\n\nAfter the failure of one of Sc
 ott's intelligence missions to New York City—during which three Continenta
 l Army officers were discovered and executed in September of 1778\,—Washin
 gton gave Tallmadge the assignment to set up a network of spies and courie
 rs in New York City. \n\nScott soon went on furlough and was replaced by T
 allmadge as chief of intelligence. \n\nIn October 1778\, Tallmadge started
  the New York City operation: Woodhull began to make trips into New York u
 nder the pretext of visits to his sister Mary\, who operated a boarding ho
 use with her husband Amos Underhill. Woodhull's reports were written under
  the alias 'Samuel Culper' (later 'Samuel Culper Sr.')\; Tallmadge was cal
 led 'John Bolton.'
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SUMMARY:1778: Beginnings of Culper Spy Ring with GEN Washington & MAJ Tallm
 adge
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