Benjamin Tallmadge Autographed Signed Letter: July 8, 1781

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Benjamin Tallmadge Autographed Signed Letter: July 8, 1781

1871

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/libspecial/collections/manuscripts/tallmadge.html

This original manuscript letter was authored and signed by Benjamin Tallmadge on July 8, 1781. Written from Wethersfield, Connecticut, it is directed to Colonel John Broome (1738-1810) and signed "Benj Tallmadge." The scope is the delivery of goods for the Second Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Tallmadge's Dragoons.

1 leaf, 14 cm. x 21 cm.

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Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835

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Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835) acted as principal director of George Washington's secret service from 1778-1783, after the death of Nathan Hale. He won distinction as a field officer, notably at the capture of Fort St. George, Long Island, in 1780. With his leadership, Washington was able to create a strong and successful chain of spies throughout the New York area, beginning the secret service in America. These agents, primarily the Culper Spy Ring, gathered information for Washington, which gr...