General Washington's Spies on Long Island and in New York

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INDEX

Acker, Benjamin, 154
Almy, Deborah, 102
America shall be Mother of Nations, 104
Anderson, James, 117, written James instead of John, 117
Anderson, John, 117, 167
André, Maj. John, vi, 113, 114;
hides doughnuts, 114;
hanged, Oct. 2, 1780, 118, 123, 124;
letter to Simcoe, 124;
gets code letter, 126;
planned capture of Gen. Washington, 136;
returned to New York, 141;
his letter to Clinton, 142;
letter to Arnold, Sept 21, 1780, 143;
mentioned, 186
Arbuthnot, Admiral Marriott, 55, 85, 152, 202, 267;
off Sandy Hook, 278
Archdale, Capt., 96
Archibald, Capt., 141
Army’s situation, Feb. 1781, 272
Arnold, Benedict, 118, 144, 167, 177, 195, 195, 220, 223;
writes Tallmadge, 116;
influenced by British spies, 120;
treason carefully planned, 120;
asks Washington for real names of Culpers, 121;
letter to Gen. Howe, 121;
reply to Robert Howe, 123;
began plotting in 1779, 125;
writes code letter to André signed J. Moore, 126;
wants Sheldon’s help, 128;
sends Sheldon barrel of Rum, 128;
letter to André signed Gustavus, 130;
writes Sheldon and desires a meeting, 132;
reply to Sheldon, Sept. 10, 1780, 132;
starts to meet André, 135;
writes to Tallmadge, 137;
uneasy, 137;
addresses Anderson, Sept. 15, 1780, 137;
letter to Beverly Robinson, Sept. 18, 1780, 139;
tried to obtain names of those helping Washington, 171;
life at West Point, 171;
flight, Sept. 25, 1780, 175;
sketch, 181;
invites Major Tallmadge to become a traitor, 196;
success in Virginia, 272
Arnold, Benedict, Jr., 182
Arnold, Benedict, Sr., 181
Arnold, Betty, 182
Arnold, Edward, 177
Arnold, Elizabeth, 182
Arnold, Hannah, 182
Arnold, Henry, 182
Arnold, Mrs., 172, 176, 182
Arnold, Richard, 182
Arthur, Jesse, Block house on his farm, 194
Bad money returned to Washington, 270
Bancroft’s comment, 162
Barton, Gen., 236
Battery, guns mounted, 255;
mounts 42 pieces, 267;
refitting fortifications at, 250;
work at the, 57
Battle of Bunker Hill. Simcoe in Boston, 123
Battle of Long Island, described by eyewitness, 233
Bay of Fundy, 206
Bayard’s Hill, 64
Bayles, John, headquarters, 70
Bayside, L. I., 10
Beacons and signals on L. I., 84
Bedford, L. I., 56
Bedford, Westchester Co., 33, 66
Benson, Lieut. Colonel, 175
Bergen County, 246
Birch, Col., appointed commandant of New York, 96;
at Setauket, 95;
at Southampton, 236
Birdsall, Benjamin, 8
Birdsall, Margaret, 8
Black Rock, 284;
Brewster’s Farm at, 287
Black Rock Harbor, 287
Block Island, 202
Board in New York is £3 per week, 37, 238
Boatman forbid to cross, 99
Bolton, John. See Tallmadge, Major Benj., 11, 60, 83
Bown, Robert, of Shrewsbury, 273
Bowne, D., 10
Bowne, Hannah, 268
Bowne, John, of Flushing, 268
Bowne, Samuel, of Flushing, 268
Boyd, Ebenezer, relates the event, 155
Branch, troops there, 93
Brewster, Benjamin, 285
Brewster, Caleb, Letters:
Feb. 26, 1779, 38;
Aug. 18, 1780, 91;
Aug. 21, 1780, 92;
Aug. 27, 1780, 93;
Nov. 13, 1780, 191;
Feb. 14, 1781, 197, 273;
Advised of necessary steps for safety, 254;
attacked by Glover and Hoyght, 91;
Boat fight, 286;
captures another boat, 197;
carries important message, 116;
finds British works at Canoe Place, 38;
finds Erskine at Southampton with 2500, 37;
finds three redoubts at South and East Hampton, 37;
makes post at Fairfield, 33;
finds it necessary to kill a man, 91;
took a prize, 191;
takes 8 prisoners, 273;
mentioned, 11, 14, 16, 31, 33, 81, 94, 116, 190, 191, 267, 283, 288;
Sketch, 284
Brewster, Daniel, 285
Brewster, Hannah, 16
Brewster, Jonathan, 285
Brewster, Rev. Nathaniel, 285
Brewster, Sturges, 288
Brewster, William, of Plymouth, 285
British Boats mentioned by name:
Amphitrite, 87;
America, 87;
Ardent, 40, 258;
Argo, 224;
Bedford, 87, 235;
Camilla, 87;
Centurian, 280;
Colloden, 87;
Confederacy, 278;
Daphne, 52, 248, 250, 258;
Defiance, 63, 263;
Delaware, 52, 237, 244, 248;
Europa, 55, 57, 63, 87, 258, 263;
Experiment, 56;
Fox, 287;
Grand Duke, 85;
Greyhound, 53, 249;
Halifax, 38;
Hunter, 63;
LeBlond, 53;
Loyalist, 73;
London, 87;
Lioness, 264;
Lord Townsend, 237;
Lion, 280;
Oliver Cromwell, 73;
Perseus, 263;
Prudent, 87;
Rainbow, 40, 249, 258;
Raisonable, 53, 63, 243, 249, 263;
Renown, 57, 63, 250, 263, 267;
Richmond, 235;
Rising Sun, 87;
Romulus, 40, 48, 52, 248, 249, 263;
Roebuck, 63, 235, 263;
Robuste, 64, 87, 263;
Rose, 41;
Royal Oak, 87;
Russel, 55, 57, 63, 263;
Scorpion, 38, 86;
Shrewsbury, 87;
Solebay, 64, 264;
Swan, 87;
Towey, 64;
Vulture, 139, 141, 148, 151, 152, 179
British Fleet has sailed from Gardiner’s Bay, 94
Brookhaven, L. I., 16, 31, 239
Brooklyn, Large Fort at, 57;
work on the fort at, 58;
carrying forage to, 257
Brooklyn Ferry, 10, 35, 55, 236;
British carrying hay to, 66;
teams from Queens Co. ordered to, 264
Brown at Bergen in provost on suspicion, 240
Brown, Monfort, 69
Brown, Philip, 86
Brush, Major, 198, 245, 274
Buchanan, Thos. & Co., 8
Bunker Hill, Repairing Fort on, 57
Burgoyne, General, 171, 211, 235
Burr, Aaron, defends E. Dayton, 254
Burroughs, Major. His testimony regarding André, 153
Bushwick, Hessians at, 74
Buskearks Regiment, 236
Bute, Lord, 53
By all means be upon your guard, 90
Byron, Admiral, 48, 235, 256
Colquhoun, Joseph, his narrative, 145;
continues narrative, 151
Campball, Brig. Gen., 235
Canada, 75
Canoe Place, 37
Carleton’s Aides, 206
Carleton, called a tyrant, 204, 280
Carleton’s finger will be heavier than Clinton’s thigh, 280
Carolina, 46, 53, 267
Cattle come from Connecticut and East Jersey, 264
Cathcart, Lord, at Southampton, 236
Catholics, Scotch Roman, 248
Cedar Swamp, 188
Charleston is fixed on, 261;
troops destined for, 262;
Fleet going to, 206;
British sail for, 263;
Capitulation of, 9;
troops expected at New York, 280;
mentioned, 265
Clarke, George, 102
Clarke, John, 95
Clinton, Gen. George, 8, 155
Clinton, Governor, 67, 163
Clinton, Sir Henry, 53, 65, 73, 91, 125, 179, 186, 186, 188, 198, 211, 213, 237, 244, 262, 263, 264, 267;
at Oyster Bay, 68;
among the carpenters, 137;
between Whitestone and Jamaica, 90;
His apology, 85;
gone to New York, 94;
£400 raised for, 65;
with 240 horse escorted through Setauket, 91;
misguided and bewildered by Washington, 213;
informs Burgoyne that there will be no British Army to meet him at Albany, 215;
orders all fields of wheat burned, 244;
dissatisfied with Arnold, 272
Clove or Ramapo Pass, 214
Cobble Hill, 57
Code, first that Culpers used, 41;
Codes, 209;
code Culpers used, 218;
code messages, 252
Coffee House, 12
Colden, Cadwalader. His daughter Mrs. Elizabeth DeLancey, 165
Coles, John Butler, 8
Coles, Rebecca, 103
Collier, Sir George, 40, 53, 56
Collin, Sir George, 258
Colonel Hay’s landing place, 147
Colquhoun, Samuel, 144
Columbian Centinal article by Washington, 212
Conklin, Capt. Cornelius, 178, 245, 274;
captured, 195
Connecticut, 247
Cooley, William, confirms Jameson’s statement, 154
Cooper, James Fenimore, “The Spy”, v, 44, 113
Coram, British troops there, 89, 93;
mentioned, 195, 286;
forage at, 191
Cork fleet is expected, 188
Cork fleet arrived at the Hook, 202
Cornwallis, Charles, Lord, to take troops, 68;
mentioned, 53, 187, 188, 263
Cortlandts Manor, 81
Council of Appointment, 4
Counterfeit money, 95;
to pay taxes with, 266
Counterpart of the Stain, 264
Cow Bay, 221
Cow Neck, 100
Cowneck Point, 86
Crane’s Island, 151
Crompound, 155
Crom’s Island, 151
Crosby, Enoch, v
Croton, Paulding captured at, 167
Cruger, Nicholas, beats James Rivington, 7
Culper Junior, mentioned, 1, 4, 45, 88, 101, 112, 117, 184;
again engaged, 90;
again in New York, 198;
back in New York, 275;
makes special visit to Senior, 276;
his British uniform, 204;
note addressed to Floyd, 82;
Culper’s reports, 3;
meets with Woodhull without attracting suspicion, 8;
almost betrayed, 198;
Letters: June 29, 1779, 45, 247;
July 15, 1779, 50 and 248;
July 29, 1779, 52;
Aug. 6, 1779, 54 and 249;
Sept. 11, 1779, 55;
Sept. 29, 1779, 254;
Oct. 9, 1779, 255;
Nov. 3, 1779, 68;
Nov. 27, 1779, 71, 224;
Dec. 27, 1779, 7, 263;
July 20, 1780, 82;
Aug. 23, 1780, 267;
Oct. 20, 1780, 186;
May 5, 1782, 203;
Sept. 19, 1782, 206
Culper Senior, 2;
First Judge of Suffolk Co., 3;
trusts Washington will overlook imperfections, 39;
says “be everywhere upon your guard”, 40;
pleased with curious ink, 42;
robbed, 43;
searched and robbed, 62;
agrees to advance Washington the money needed for the secret service work, 199;
examined at Brooklyn Ferry, 201;
fears handwriting may betray him, 244;
to see Junior 12 miles from Setauket, 259;
meets British force under Col. Burch, 259;
says “not the breadth of your hand between me and death”, 260;
Col. Floyd, 260;
would kill Simcoe, 262;
Letters:
Oct. 31, 1778, 32;
Nov. 23, 1778, 34;
Feb. 26, 1779, 37;
Apl. 10, 1779, 39;
Apl. 12, 1779, 41;
Apl. 29, 1779, 43;
June 5, 1779, 43 and 241;
June 20, 1779, 44;
June 30, 1779, 45;
July 9, 1779, 47;
July 15, 1779, 50;
Aug. 12, 1779, 54, 251;
Aug. 15, 1779, 55, 252;
Sept. 19, 1779, 62, 253;
Oct 10, 1779, 62;
Oct. 26, 1779, 65, 257;
Oct. 29, 1779, 65;
Nov. 5, 1779, 69;
Nov. 13, 1779, 70, 259;
Nov. 29, 1779, 71;
Dec. 12, 1779, 72, 262;
Feb. 27, 1780, 73;
Mar. 13, 1780, 74, 264;
April 18, 1780, 75;
April 23, 1780, 75;
May 4, 1780, 77;
June 10, 1780, 79;
July 20, 1780, two, one to Washington and one to Caleb Brewster, 83;
Aug. 6, 1780, 88;
Aug. 16, 1780, 90;
Sept. 1, 1780, 94;
Sept. 5, 1780, 95;
Sept. 12, 1780, 96;
Sept. 18, 1780, 99;
Aug. 27, 1780, 266;
Oct. 14, 1780, 187, 270;
Oct. 26, 1780, 187;
Nov. 12, 1780, 189;
Sept. 27, 1780, 194;
Oct. 8, 1780, 194;
Nov. 28, 1780, 271;
Dec. 24, 1780, 195;
Feb. 8, 1781, 197, 272;
Mar. 18, 1781, 198, 275;
April 23, 1781, 198, 275;
May 8, 1781, 201, 276;
May 19, 1781, 201;
May 27, 1781, 202, 277;
June 4, 1781, 202, 278;
June 27, 1781, 202;
July 5, 1782, 204, 279;
July 5, 1783, 207
Cunningham, William, 165
Custis, G. W. P. wrote: “the gold paid for the secret service was of inestimable value”, 16
Danbury, 37
Danes, ship belonging to, 190
Danolson, Fade, 66
Darby, Admiral, 272
Davidson, Capt. William, 280
Dayton, Ebenezer, ducked at East Hampton, 254
Dean, Capt., 225
Deane, Mr., 43
Deane, Silas, 51
Deceptive letters, 213
DeLancey’s brigade at Lloyd’s Neck, 250
DeLancey, Brigr. Gen., 86
DeLancey, James and the Cow Boys, 160;
attempt to capture, 164
DeLancey, John Peter, who married Elizabeth Floyd, 165
DeLancey, Mrs. Elizabeth, 165
DeLancey, 236, and Mr. McAdams would sell their estates, 239
DeLancey, Major, 220, 221
DeLancey, Nancy, 165
DeLancey, Ol., 85 (footnote 22)
DeLancey resides at Jamaica, 250
Delavan, Capt., 157
Delaware Bay, 249
Dennis, Capt., 287
DeRiedesel, 224
D’Estaing, 235, 261;
expected, 255;
reported in Delaware Bay, 257
DeWurmb, 220
Dictionary, 54
Diehl, Daniel, 78
Digby, protection from, 284
Dobbs’ Ferry, 135, 137
Dragoons posted 15 miles apart, 11, 88
Dragoons, 17th Regiment of, 94;
at Musqueto Cove, 188;
at Hempstead, 190, 256
Drake, Colonel Gil, 156, 166
Drowned Meadow, 93
Duke de la Rochefoucault, Liancourt, 124
Duke of Athol’s Regiment, 40, 48
Dusenberry, Richd., 166
Duyckenik, Christopher, 50, 249
East Chester, 167
East Haddam, Conn., 1
East Hampton, L. I., 37, 81;
boys deck Dayton, 254
Elizabeth, 236
Elizabeth Town, 240;
troops land near, 9
Emmerick, 236
England, Packet sailing for, 206
English fleet, about 75 sail left Sandy Hook, 272
Erskine, Sir Wm., 113;
fortifying at Southampton and building boats, 237
Estaing, Charles Henry, Count d’, 48, 65
Eustice, Dr., 177
Expenses for self and horse considerable, 100
Fairfield, 33, 37, 81, 226, 287
Fairlie, James, 287
Faller, Pero, 166
Fanning’s Regiment, 94, 266;
at Lloyd’s Neck, 69;
at White Stone, 247
Fish, Jubis, has boats at Horse Neck, 93
Fishkill, 107, 144, 159, 197
Floyd Family, 15;
Benjamin, 82;
Elizabeth, v;
Elizabeth, the mother of Mrs. James Fenimore Cooper, 165;
Mary, who married Major Tallmadge, 165;
Colonel, 37;
Col. Benjamin, robbed, 66, of service to Whig interests, 67;
Col. after E. Dayton, 253;
Culper likely to stand in need of his services, 238;
returned on his Parole, 238
Flushing, L. I., 14, 38, 102, 190, 268;
Major André at, 125;
Browns regiment at, 74;
a regiment of Horse at, 57;
1000 Hessians at, 271;
Yaigers at, 236
Flushing Heights, 85
Foreword, 1
Fort Putnam, 152
Fort St. George, 191;
Capt. Hazard going there, 202
Forts nearly completed, 255
Fort Washington strongly fortified, 255
Fortifying L. I. opposite Frog’s Point, 267
Fortifying the Heights of Harlem, 267
France, Large fleet sailing from, 196
Franklin, John, 8
Franks, David S., 172
Franks, Major, 145, 176, 178
French Fleet, mentioned, 69, 206, 253;
arrives off Rhode Island, 81;
second division to arrive, 90;
steering for the Continent, 255
Frigate sank off Helgate, 271
Frog’s Neck, 84
Gallows Point, Cannonade from, 151
Gambier, Admiral, 40
Gardiner’s Bay, fleet there, 190;
British Fleet sails from, 94
Gardiner’s Island, 87
Gardner, Sergt. Robert, 137
Gazette, Royal, 12;
tells of John Paulding’s capture, 165
Genealogy—Townsend, 268
General Assembly of New York, 104
Gentlemen stand soldier like, 280
Georgia, mentioned, 56, 64, 69, 237, 238, 224, 252, 256, 261, 280;
no late accounts from, 58, 258;
troops for, 256
Glover and Hoyt, 93
Gordon, Lord Charles, 265
Governor’s Island, 64;
repairing works, 255
Graves, Admiral, arrives in New York, 81
Great Neck, 10
Green Farms, 88
Green, General, announces Arnold’s treason, 119
Green, Genl. Nathaniel, letter to Coll. Wadsworth, 181
Greene’s, Genl., lines at Brooklyn, 108
Greenland, 285
Grinell, Capt., 241
Guard boats kept out, 250
Guilford, 88
Gustavus letter, 138
Hale, Nathan, where he was captured, 20;
Enoch Hale recorded that “Nathan, being suspected by his movements that he wanted to get out of New York was hanged,” 20;
John Hale entered in the town records of Coventry, “Capt. Nathan Hale was taken in the City of New York and executed,” 20;
Chapter I, pages 19–29;
mentioned, vi, 1, 30, 111
Halifax, mentioned, 40, 48, 64, 68, 237, 248
Hammond, Sir Andrew, arrives, 255
Hamilton, Alexander, mentioned, 4, 54, 61, 125;
acts for Washington, 84;
his opinion of plot to capture Washington, 136
Hamilton, Coll. (Alexander), 177
Hamilton, Coll. (British), 84
Hampton Roads, 188
Handwriting, 3
Handkerchief full of gold, 163
Hanly, Lieutenant, 283
Harrison’s Brewery, 258
Hartford, mentioned, 95, 168, 177, 182
Haverstraw, 153
Haverstraw Bay, 148
Hawkins, Jonas, 11, 55
Hazard, Capt., 202
Heath, Genl., 84, 92, 99
Heath, General William, letter from Washington, 179
Hempstead Bay, 86
Hempstead Harbor, 259
Hempstead Plains, 85
Hempstead, 17th Dragoons at, 62, 74, 271
Heron, William, otherwise Hiram, the British Spy, 128, 198, 220, 230
Hessians at Brooklyn Ferry, 35
Hessian Regiments, 56, 267
Hessian Yeagers at Jericho, 190
Hessian Yeagers at Oyster Bay, 190
Hewlet, Col. remains on Lloyd’s Neck, 38
Hewlett, Col. Richard, 226
Hicks Boat, 10
Hicks, John, 102
Hicks, Mary, 102
Higday, George, 45, 47, 246
Hiram, 219 (see Heron)
Hobart, John Sloss, 110
Hopkins, Benedict Arnold’s chum in Boston, 182
Hopkins, C. D., marries Elizabeth Arnold, 182
Horseneck, 101
Horses not sold yet, 280
Hospital Ship destroyed by fire, 74
Hot Press in New York, 190
Houghton Mifflin Company, 4
Howe, Genl., 93, 157, 211
Howe, Robert, his letter to Arnold, 122
Howe, Genl. Robert, innocently betrays his spies to Arnold, 122
Howel, George (Aiqlai Bqyim), 95
Howel, a particular friend of Tryon, 270
Hubbel, Capt., 283
Hubbel, Major, at Lloyd’s Neck, 279
Hubbell, Lieut., 176
“Hugo,” by Mrs. Smith, 213
Hulce, Joseph, 66
Hulet, Coll., 245
Humphreys, Major, 97, 267
Hunter, Elijah, sent to Arnold, 134
Huntington, 43, 94, 226, 241, 256, 262, 284
Huntington Bay, 87
Huntington has Coll. Ludlow’s, Gov. Brown’s and Coll. Fanning’s Regiments, 259
Huzzars, 94
Imprisoned, Several friends, 189
Independence offered, 203
Inspector of Letters at Brooklyn Ferry, 55
Intercepted Messages, 213
Jackson, T. T., Account of the capture of Fort St. George, 192
Jamaica. A guard for the General there, 57;
Col. Ludlow there, 203;
commanding officer of Kings Forces at, 86;
Coll. Fanning’s Regiment at, 74;
DeLancey there, 250;
Regiment of Highlanders there, 38;
Troops at, 190;
200 men left at, 236;
mentioned: 14, 102, 284
Jameson, Colonel John, mentioned, 117, 162, 167, 178;
His letter to Washington, 162
Jameson, William, His record of meeting André, 154
Jarvis, Capt., 93
Jay, James, furnishes ink for spies, 51;
his letter to Washington, 210
Jay, John, mentioned, 44, 51, 210;
his code from Entick’s Dictionary, 215
Jericho, mentioned, 103, 194;
Queens Rangers at, 62;
second Battalion of Skinner’s Brigade at, 74
Jerusalem South, 69
Johnson, Capt., 287
Johnstone, Capt., killed, 283
Jones, E., 70
Jones, General, 236
Jones, M. Genl., 51
Jones, Thomas, his account of the Setauket affair, 230
Keirs, Major, 144
Kelly’s House, 70
Ketchak, Lieut., killed, 195
King, Absalom, of Long Island, 181
King, Anna, 268
Kings Bridge, 85, 97, 168, 236, 264
King’s Ferry, 134, 148
Kip’s house. André dines there, 141
Kissam, Major John, 84
Knyphausen, 236, 264
Knox, Secretary, 288
Lafayette, 84;
escapes snare laid by Arnold, 121
Lake George, 124
Lamb, General John, 7
Lambert: Cornelius Lambert, Lambert Lambert and Henry Lambert, the ferrymen, 154
Laurel Hill, 85
Laurens, John, 125
Lawrence, Edward, 269;
Effingham, 10, 268, 269;
Henry, 269;
Joseph, 10, 268;
Lydia, 269;
Mary, 269;
Major, 110;
Richard, 268;
Robert, 269;
Townsend, 269;
William, 269
Lawrence Hewlett’s Point, 86
Leer, Tobias, 177
Leland, General, 259
Leslie, General, 236
Letter folded very small, 97
Letters, necessity for destroying them, 241
Lewis, Anne, 287
Lewis, Jonathan, 287
Light House, strong fort there, 255
Lions, P., 70
Liquid for secret letters hard to get, 43
Little Neck, 269
Livingston, James, letter to Arnold, 137;
forwards Robinson’s letter, 139;
has a word, 154
Livingston, William, 160
Lloyd, Margaret, 16
Lloyd’s Neck, British carry hay to, 66;
Col. Ludlow’s Regt., there, 74;
Colden’s Volunteers at, 271;
DeLancey’s brigade there, 57;
Lloyd’s Neck has Col. Ludlow’s, Gov. Brown’s, and Col. Fanning’s Regiments, 259;
troops called from, 79;
Jersey Volunteers leave, 203;
mentioned, 46, 89, 90, 262
Location of British, 280
London, 285
Long Clove, where André met Arnold, 150, 152
L. I. Troops on west end, 256
Lord Cathcart’s Legion at Jericho, 259;
at Oyster Bay, 259
Lord Rawdon’s Corps, 64
Lord Rhoden’s Regiment, 236
Lower Salem, 117
Loyalists, American, 124
Loyalists setting off for Nova Scotia, 281
Ludlow, Col., has left Lloyd’s Neck, 203
Ludlow, Col., Regiment, 245
Ludlow’s Regiment at Lloyd’s Neck, 194, 236
Luzerne, Chevalier, 177
Lyme, 88
Lyons, Parsons, 95
Mandeville, James, 166
Mansfield, Margaret, wife of Benedict Arnold, 182
Marshall quotes Lafayette, 121
Martin, Gov., 263
Martin, Henry H., 268
Masks to disguise letters, 215
Mastic, 191
Mathews to sail for Europe, 90
Mathews, Gen., 189, 236
Mayflower, 285
McAdams would sell his estate, 239
Mernaid, Capt., 247
Middletown, 95
Milford, 280
Miller, Andraes, 156
Millers Place, troops there, 93
Mitchill, Dr., 287
Monroe, Harriet, 268
Montaigne, 214
Moody, clever British Spy, 126;
and Arnold’s code letter offering to betray West Point, 215;
Moody meets Heron, another British Spy, at West Point, 127
Moore, George, 102
Moore, John (alias B. Arnold), 126
Morris House, 85
Morris, Robert, code letters, 216;
gets gold for secret service, 216
Mount Misery, Militia to drive, 254
Muirson, 91;
betrays Howell to Woodhull, 270
Muirson, Heathcote, 286
Mulford, Col. at East Hampton, 111
Musqueto Cove, 188
Newburgh, 174, 204
New Haven, 88, 95, 171, 182, 191
New London, 16, 42, 88;
Union School, 1
Newport, 63, 168;
used similar signals to those on Long Island, 15;
harbor, 84
Newtown, L. I., 38;
54th regiment at, 74;
200 Grenadiers at, 271
New York, 38, 85, 90, 188, 189, 196, 244, 259, 264;
Custom House, 288
Nicoll:
Annie, 269;
Benjamin, 269;
Charlotte, 269;
Delancey, 269;
Dr., 35;
Edward Holland, 269;
Henry, 269, 279;
Mary Townsend, 269;
Samuel Benjamin of Shelter Island, 269;
Solomon Townsend, 269
North Castle, 89, 96, 101, 167, 168;
Church, 157
North, Lord, 56
Norwich, 182
Norwich Hill, L. I., 85
“Not long since there was not the breadth of your finger betwixt me and death”, 71
Oakman, Henry, 54
Oakman & Townsend, 54
Odells, Mr., 130
Officers out with hounds every day, 93
Onderdonk, Henry, vi;
gives details of Setauket “Battle,” 229
Orange County, 103
Orange Town, 91
Osborne, J., 129
Outram, Ship, from London, 182
Oxen demanded by British, 65
Oyster Bay, 4, 30, 35, 57, 68, 94, 101, 124, 136, 141, 220, 258;
Foot belonging to Legend at, 62;
German Huzzars at, 74;
Heron captured near, 220;
Coll. Simcoe at, 38, 94, 236;
Col. Simcoe going to leave, 253;
Yeagers and Germans at, 271
Paper, British get for counterfeiting, 71
Paper from Philadelphia for Counterfeit money, 261
Paper. What Tallmadge had was too poor to use, 194
Parish, Dr. Matthew, 104
Parker, Admiral, 260, 261
Parsons, Genl. Samuel H., 96, 133, 197, 198, 219, 220;
demands surrender of Setauket church, 229;
captures horse-blankets, 226;
was to be a second Arnold, 220;
sends letters and British spies to Benedict Arnold, 120;
introduces Heron, the British Spy, to B. Arnold, 127;
letter of Feb. 17, 1781, 274
Patterson, Genl., 53;
to sail for Europe, 90
Paulding, John, 167;
brings spy to headquarters, 118;
his narrative, 160;
among the prisoners, 166;
monument near Peekskill, 164
Payne, John Howard, with the parents when Edgar Poe was born, 183
Peekskill, 155
Penobscot, 53;
American Fleet at, 56
Petticoat and Handkerchiefs, 15
Philadelphia, Pa., 37, 173, 182, 238
Phillips, General, 276;
is dead, 278
Pierce, G. M., quoted, 17
Pierson, Mr., 214
Pine’s Bridge, 158
Poe, David, Jr. and Sr. of Baltimore, 183
Poe, Edgar Allan, 183
Poe, Mrs., 183
Poers, Captain, 224
Port Jefferson shot up by Stephen Smith, 278
Portsmouth, 258
Powles Hook, 235
Presbyterian Meeting House, Setauket, 226
Prescot, Genl., Express from, 253
Prince of Wales American Regiment at Jamaica on way to Huntington, 69
Provincial Convention, 30
Provost, Genl., 48
Putnam, Coll. Barge Crew, 135
Putnam, General, 37, 107, 139, 141;
his orders to Parsons, 226
Quebec, 56
Queens County Loyalists, 226
Queens County Militia, 85, 86
Queens Rangers, 53, 90, 124, 251, 266;
at Oyster Bay, 57, 236, 256;
marched from Oyster Bay to André’s aid, 163;
at Jamaica, 194;
at Jericho, 256
Ramsay, Coll., 73
Rathbone, Sarah, 268
Rawdon, Lord Francis, captures Tallmadge’s baggage and money for the Culpers, 46;
mentioned, 53
Raynham Hall at Oyster Bay, 103
Remsen’s, Colonel, regiment, 108
Rhea, Lieutenant, 283
Rhode Island, 85, 90, 116, 235, 237, 244, 253, 256, 258, 267
Riedesel, Mme., entertains Major André and General Clinton, 141
River Head, British troops there, 89
Rivington, James, Sketch, 5;
His Coffee House, 7;
in Jail, 7;
mentioned, 13, 265;
His paper, 165, 249
Robbers, 241
Robertson, Gov., 220
Robinson, Capt., 173
Robinson, Coll. Beverly, 149, 175;
his letter Sept. 19, 1780, 141;
a confidant of André, 125
Robinson, General, 186
Robinson, Genl. (Jimmy), to command in Virginia, 278
Robinson House, 121, 172
Robinson’s Regiment, 236, 267
Robinson, William T., Culper’s assistant, once owned property, 421 E. 61st St., N. Y., 10;
his letters, June 7, 1780, 9;
Dec. 31, 1779, 10;
June 24, 1780, 265
Rochambeau, Count, 168;
arrives at Newport, 84
Rodney, Admiral, 190, 196
Rodney, Sir George, fleet arrives, 99, 135
Roe, Austin, 13, 31, 61, 81, 89, 190, 202;
The “Paul Revere” of New York, 82;
How his leg was broken, 61
Rogers, Capt., 245
Rogers, Coll., 124
Rome, John, 50, 51
Ruggles, Nathaniel, mentioned, 4
Russia, ships belonging to, 190
Russian Ambassador, 202
Rustdorf, 102
Sag Harbor, v
Salem, 167, 169
Samuel Culper Junior, hopes and expects all his letters are destroyed, 187
Sandy Hook, 195, 235;
hulks sunk there, 258
Saw Mills used by enemy, Culper would destroy, 245;
Located: Humphrey Avery’s at West Neck, 245;
Botts at Smithtown, 245;
Havens at Moriches, 245;
Samuel Phillips at Smithtown, 245;
Caleb Smiths at Smithtown, 245;
Nichols at Islip, 245;
Edmond Smith at Stony Brook, 245;
Tillotsons at the County House, 245;
Seth Worth at Fire Place, 245;
Willets at Islip, 245
Schuyler, General, 172
Scott, General Chas., 2, 31, 32, 33
Scudder, Capt., 225
Seaman, Jacob, 8
Sears, Coll., mentioned, 6
Seaton’s Neck, 70, 260
Secret Formula, 36
Secret Service, 2, 3, 16
Setauket church, 226
Setauket, L. I., mentioned, 4, 11, 14, 59, 69, 94, 95, 116, 195;
full of troops, 92;
20 horse and 4 foot billeted, 260;
British billeted at Coll. Floyd’s, E. Jones, J. Thompson’s, P. Lions, John Bayles, Kelly’s house, 260
Seton, Mr., robbed, 66
Shaw, Mr., 88
Sheldon, Colonel Elisha, 88, 128, 167;
posts Dragoons under protest, 88;
orders retreat, 46;
sends British spies to Arnold, 120;
forwards letter from Mrs. Arnold to Coll. DeLancey, 130;
John Anderson, otherwise Major André, writes to him, 131;
sends Arnold André’s letter, 132;
writes to Arnold, Sept. 12, 1780, 133;
his Trial, 195
Shippen, Edward, 182
Shippen, Margaret, 182
Shippen, Peggy, 182
Ships in New York Harbor, about 200, 41
Sickness on Long Island, 251
Signal Fires, British lighted, 84
Silver Bullets, 211
Simcoe, Coll. John Graves, mentioned, 43, 72, 113, 241;
at Oyster Bay, 35, 38, 94, 124, 236;
with others on the Island, 89;
friendship for André, 123;
through André knew Sir Henry Clinton’s plans for capture of West Point, 125;
planned to capture Genl. Washington, 135;
plundered Woodhull’s father in most shocking manner, 241;
sails with Arnold, 195;
first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, 124;
sketch of his career, 123
Sink vessels at Sandy Hook, 63
Skinner, General, 92, 236
Smithtown, L. I., 70, 194, 257;
must furnish 1000 cords of wood, 74;
17th Dragoons encamped in widow Blidenburg’s orchard, 96;
wagons and troops at, 260;
Refugees at Tredles farm, 271
Smith, Elizabeth, 269
Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes, 213
Smith, Mrs. J. H., 173
Smith, Joshua Hett, 135, 144, 172;
his story of meeting André, 148;
continues the narrative, 157
Smith, Colo. Josiah, his regiment, 108;
ordered by Gen. Washington to withdraw from Long Island, 110
Smith, Richard, alias Bull Smith, 269
Smith, Stephen, shoots up Port Jefferson, 278
Smith, William, 108
Smith, Judge Wm., 4
Smith, William Henry, 16
Smith, Lieutenant Coll. W. S., 166
Smith’s, William, farm at Mastick neck, 192
Smith’s place, Mastic, 191, 286
Sons of Liberty, 5, 30
Southampton, 37, 95, 188, 235, 262;
British there, 87
South Bay, 245
South Carolina, 76
Southerland, Capt. of the Vulture, 149
Southold, 263
South Mills, 89
Spanish War, 247
Sparks, Jared, tried to identify Culpers, 5;
uses letters from Tallmadge, 167
Springfield, British troops arrive at, 7
St. Augustine, 280
Stain, invisible, 210
Stain Letters, 13;
frequently developed, 16
Stain sheets mixed, 71
Stamford, 88, 93, 101, 225
Staten Island, 206, 240, 250, 281, 287;
troops from, land at Elizabeth Town, June, 1780, 9
Sterling, Sir Thomas, Genl., 9, 79
Stewart, Coll., 53
Stoddard, Darius, causes Sheldon’s arrest, 134
Stoddard, William, 102
Stony Point, 53, 144, 148;
troops get back, 258
Strang, Major, 156
Stratford Point, 283
Strong, Benajah, 286
Strong, Judge Selah, 15
Strong, Thomas, 15
Strong’s Neck, 15
Success, L. I., 280
Surrender of West Point Planned, 135
Suttin, Capt. John, 93
Sutton’s Hill, now Beacon Hill, 85
Sylvester, Grizzell, 16
Tallmadge, Major Benjamin. Letters: Oct 29, 1778, 32;
Nov. 19, 1778, 33;
Nov. 29, 1778, 35;
Dec. 23, 1778, 33;
April 21, 1779, 42 and 239;
Nov. 1, 1779, 66;
July 14, 1780, 81;
Sept 9, 1780, 96;
Sept 13, 1780, 97;
Sept. 19, 1780, 99;
Aug. 10, 1780, 100;
Aug. 20, 1780, 101;
Aug. 28, 1780, 101;
Sept. 21, 1780, 117;
Letters to Jared Sparks, 167, 169;
Oct. 11, 1780, 184;
Oct. 17, 1780, 187, 270;
Oct. 23, 1780, 187;
Jan. 28, 1781, 196;
April 25, 1781, 199;
Aug. 18, 1782, 205;
Mar. 31, 1783, 207, 281;
Feb. 21, 1783, 283
Tallmadge, Major Benjamin, mentioned: vi, 11, 16, 31, 32, 80, 83, 84, 118, 152, 167, 191, 193, 196, 199, 206, 286;
his letter to Nathan Hale, 19;
his Code, 218;
surprised by night attack, 46;
says: Culper’s Intelligence defeated British expedition to New London, 240;
obliged to use counterpart to stain letters, 66;
deciphers stain letters, 97;
translates important stain message, 116;
obliged to decipher letters, 267;
reads Arnold’s letter, 117;
tells Arnold he will conduct Anderson to West Point, 118;
insists upon André’s return, 118;
Arnold invites him to become a traitor, 196;
narrative of Sept. 23, 1780, 167;
prejudiced against André’s captors, 164;
requests to be first to enter New York, 281;
captures enemy’s armed vessel, 283
Tarnay, Admiral, French Fleet arrives, 84
Tarry-Town, 137, 157, 161, 168
Tellers Point, 143
Templeton, Oliver, praises Townsend, 4
Thompson, Benjamin F. His sketch of Caleb Brewster, 284
Thompson, J., 70
Thompson, Samuel, 15
Thompson, Susannah, 15
Thompson’s Coll., Corps, 284
Thorne, Anna; Anna Townsend, Edward, James, John, Martha, Mary, Phebe Townsend, Robert, Sarah, 269;
Sarah, 112
Three Brothers, Privateer, captured, 284
Ticonderoga, 182
Titus, Mrs. Elizabeth, 112
Tompkins, Governor, 287
Tooker, Abijah, responsible for Conklin’s capture, 195
Tower Hill, 88
Townley, Mary, 268
Townsend Family, 184;
Anna, daughter of Hannah, 268;
Anne, 11, 103, 268;
Audrey, 103, 268;
Dr. Charles of Albany, 231;
David, 103;
Ephraim, 104;
Franklin, son of Hannah and once Mayor of Albany, 268;
Frederick, 268;
Hannah, who married Major Green of the British Army, 113;
Hannah, 268;
Harriet, 268;
Helene, 269;
Howard, son of Hannah, 268;
Isaiah of Albany, 268;
Isaiah, Jr., 268;
Jacob, born 1692, father of Samuel, 102;
Jacob, 268;
James, his experience as messenger, 76;
James, 102;
James, his letter to the Provincial Congress, 110;
John, 102;
John 2d, 102;
Mrs. John, 104;
Mary, 268;
Peter, his family, 103;
Peter, 204, 213, 268;
Peter S., 269;
Phebe, 103;
Phebe, 103, 268;
Phebe of Orange Co., 268;
Phebe, da. of the Fourth Henry, 11;
Robert, mentioned, vi, 4, 8, 12, 13, 30, 44, 45, 83, 102, 203;
Robert, alias Culper Junior, son of Samuel, 102, 268;
called Culper Junior, 60;
appointed Commissary by Provincial Convention, 30, 107;
how he used British uniform, 279;
Woodhull’s opinion of, 244;
genealogy of, 103;
Robert, son of Hannah, 268;
Samuel, 103, 268;
born in 1717, 102;
in 1758 helped neutral French, 104;
in Provincial Congress in 1775, 106;
member Council of Appointment, 4;
Samuel, son of Samuel, 268;
Samuel (the other Samuel), 104, 197, 272;
Sarah, 103, 103;
mother of Robert, 268
Townsend, Sarah and Coll. Simcoe’s valentine, 113, 282;
sister of Robert, 268
Townsend, Solomon, 103, 268;
nephew of Robert, 268;
had 6 children, Solomon, Charles, Robert, Maurice, Edward and Maria, 269
Townsend, Sylvanus, 8;
William, 103;
Wm. David, 268;
Zerviah, 104
Townsend House, Oyster Bay, 124
Transports from Cork, 40
Troops all marching to the eastward, 90
Trowbridge, 95
Trumbull, Governor, 99, 219
Tryon, 52, 85, 236, 253, 264;
to sail for Europe, 90
Tubbs, Charles, 182
Underhill, Amos, 8
Underhill, Benjamin, 8
Underhill, Elizabeth, 8
Underhill, Townsend, 8
Upham, Coll., 205
Ustic’s House, 85
Van Rensselaer, Justina, 268
Vantassel, Mr., 166
Van Weart, Isaac, 161;
memorial, 164
Varick, Colonel Richard, 4, 171
Vaughan, Genl., 54
Verplanck’s, 139
Verplanck’s Point, 137, 139, 154, 247
Virginia, 189
Virginia Fleet, 243
Virginia, gentlemen of, 124
Vulture takes Robinson up the river, Sept. 16, 1780, 139
Walker, Ben, 166
Walker, William H., 268
Wallace, Hugh, 78
Wallace, Sir James, 56, 64
Wansey, Henry, 7
Washington, General George. Letters:
Nov. 20, 1778, 34;
Nov. 29, 1778, 36;
Dec. 17, 1778, 36;
Jan. 2, 1779, 37;
Mar. 21, 1779, 38;
June 13, 1779, 43;
June 27, 1779, 45 and 246;
July 25, 1779, 51;
Sept. 24, 1779, 58;
Oct 9, 1779, 63;
Feb. 5, 1780, 72;
May 19, 1780, 78;
July 11, 1780, 80;
Aug. 11, 1780, 89;
Aug. 21, 1780, 91;
Aug. 27, 1780, 94;
Sept. 16, 1780, 98;
Sept. 7, 1780, 134;
Sept. 14, 1780, 135;
Sept. 26, 1780, 180, 185;
Feb. 23, 1781, 198;
April 30, 1781, 200;
Aug. 10, 1782, 204;
July 31, 1788, 212;
April 29, 1781, 225
Washington, General George, care in exacting pledge, 3;
his opinion of Culper Junior, 17;
says, “I rely upon his Intelligence”, 17;
letter of instructions, 38;
requests Culper to reside in New York, 38;
pleased with Culpers, 89;
horse kept in New York City for the Spies, 116;
instructions for Culper Junior, 49;
advises Townsend how to conceal his writing, 59;
orders Dragoons posted every 15 miles, 88;
arrives at West Point, 176;
tells how Arnold escaped, 177;
says: “I shall think myself bound to represent his (Culper Junior) conduct in the light it deserves”, 99
Washington, General George, mentioned, vi, 60, 84, 85, 108, 114, 121, 132, 139, 160, 166, 168, 176, 186, 195, 198, 199, 234, 288
Washington Papers, 141
Waterbury, Genl., 225
Waterman, Hannah, 181
Watson, Coll., 136
Webb, Col., 52
Webb, Col. Charles, 1
Webb, Col. Samuel B., 227
Weeks, Joseph, 102
Welch Fusileers, 236
Westbury, 221, 224
Westchester County, v, 164, 165, 250
West Point, 114, 116, 117, 118, 126, 134, 145, 168, 170, 171, 176, 177, 195, 219
Whaleboat, both sides capture same, 219
Whaleboat men in Washington’s service, 225
Whitestone, L. I., 206;
8000 British Troops embarking at, 83;
transports there, 256
White Plains, 100, 106, 153, 157, 227
Willett, Coll., 7
Wilmington, North Carolina, 233
Williams, Capt., 165
Williams, Charles, 196
Williams, David, 161;
his story of André’s capture, 163;
monument, 164
Williams, John, 122
Williams, Nathl., 259
Wistar, 265
Wistar, C., 9
Wolsey, John, 43, 241
Woodbury of Connecticut burns the Prison Ship, 264
Wooden, Solomon, hears prophecy, 104
Woodhull, Abraham (see Culper, Senior), v, 4, 8, 14, 31, 33, 81;
called Samuel Culper or Culper Senior, 60;
suffers from fright, 42;
his most exciting message, 83;
his father tortured, 44;
would kill Colonel Simcoe, 72;
to be Townsend’s assistant, 246
Woodhull, Abraham C., not one of the Culpers, 4
Woodhull, Capt., His Company to meet, 253
Woodhull, Elizabeth, 269
Woodhull, Rev. John, 233
Woodhull, Mary, 8
Woodhull, Capt. Nathan, 95
Woodhull, Nathan, otherwise Pevbepy Yqqhbwmm, 253
Woodhull, Genl. Nathaniel, 107, 269;
letter to and from the Convention, 108, 109
Woods, Adam, 234
Worth, Capt. Jonathan, 285
Wright’s Mills, 157
Wurmb, Lewis de, the Hessian Colonel, 112
Yale College, 1
Yeagers crossed Hell Gate, 203
York, Sir Joseph, 256
Youngs, Capt. Daniel, 114;
ordered by Coll. Simcoe to be ready, 136