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Sally Townsend, George Washington's Teenage Spy (Paperback)
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Sally Townsend, George Washington's Teenage Spy (Paperback)
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By all accounts, Sally Townsend of Oyster Bay was a very attractive
young lady - petite, vivacious, intelligent and remarkably
beautiful. But her large beguiling eyes were her most striking
characteristic, referenced in a 1779 Valentine poem from an
admiring British officer: ""Thou know'st what powerful magick lies
Within the round of Sarah's eyes."" She was the sister of Robert
Townsend, a principle member of the ""Culper Ring,"" General
Washington's most effective spy network. During the British
occupation (1776-1783), Redcoat, Hessian and Loyalist officers were
quartered in the Townsend home, and Sally assisted her brother in
gathering intelligence, coyly flirting with the enemy. She was the
romantic interest of Jager officer Ernst Wintzingerode, dallied
with Major John Andre, the British adjutant general, and was
courted by Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe of the Queen's
Rangers. This book tells the story of Sally Townsend, her secret
service during the Revolutionary War and the heavy price she paid
for her role in thwarting the Benedict Arnold treason plot. The
author explores the possible identity of the mysterious ""Agent
355"" mentioned in a cryptic Culper Ring message.
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