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infighting within
Life Guards as branch of
morale in
prostitute use by
recruitment/retention of soldiers in
supplies/weapons of
training of
treason within, 50, 107, 183, 199, 208, 253
264–74
uniform of
Continental Association, New York
Continental Congress, Second
Army formation/Washington appointment by
Declaration of Independence drafting by
detainment of Loyalists by
espionage and
racial integration of army by
reconciliation efforts by
Cooper, Myles
Corbie’s Tavern, New York City
counterfeiting operations
in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island
as economic warfare tactic
paper requirements for
shilling sample used for
counterintelligence, colonial
contemporary intelligence influenced by
espionage investigation by
expansion of
formation of
goals of
members of
names for
powers afforded to
Culper Ring (of espionage)
Custis, Martha. See Washington, Martha Custis
Dawkins, Henry
de Broglie, Prince
Declaration of Independence
drafting of
ratification/dissemination of
reconciliation efforts prior to
Delaware, in Continental Congress
Dinwiddie, Robert
Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts
drawing and quartering practice
Drummond, Lord
Duane, James
Duchess of Gordon (British ship)
Dunlop, John
Dunmore, Lord
Dyer, Eliphalet
dysentery (“bloody flux”)
England. See Great Britain
Erskine, Robert
espionage. See also assassination conspiracy; counterintelligence, colonial; investigation of assassination conspiracy
in Boston
by Church
Committee for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies investigation of
Committee on Conspiracies/Intestine Enemies investigation of
inside Continental Congress
by Culper Ring
false narratives of
impressment leading to
within jails
by Life Guards/Continental Army members
by Loyalist citizens
by Mathews
military’s investigation of
New York Provincial Congress investigation of
Patriots’ use of
postal
by Tryon
Eustis, William
Fanning, Edmund
Farley, William
Federalist Papers
Forbes, Gilbert
arrest/investigation of
gun sales by
soldier recruitment by
Fort Tryon Park, New York City
France
French and Indian War by
Gardes Françaises of
Seven Years’ War by
Franklin, Benjamin
Franklin, William
Fraunces, Sam
Fraunces Tavern, New York City
French and Indian War, U.S.
French Jesuits, rules of behavior by
Gage, Thomas
Gardes Françaises (French elite guard)
Gates, Horatio
George (schooner)
George III, King (of Great Britain)
statue, in New York City, of
Georgia, in Continental Congress
German Hessians
Gibbons, Mary (fictional character)
Gibbs, Caleb
Gill, Moses
Goshen, New York
Governor’s Council, New York
Graham, Sergeant (Loyalist)
Great Britain. See also Loyalists; Revolutionary War
Battle of Brooklyn by
Battle of Lexington and Concord by
Battle of Long Island by
Battle of New York City by
biological warfare use by
Boston’s occupation/surrender by
French and Indian War by
German forces utilized by
Halifax as colony of
New York City’s siege/occupation by
reconciliation efforts with
Seven Years’ War by
“shot heard ’round the world” and
war crime accusations against
Washington’s military service with
Greene, Nathanael
Green, William
investigation of
Greyhound (British warship)
gunpowder
Hale, Nathan
Halifax, Nova Scotia
the Halifax (British transport)
Hamilton, Alexander
Hancock, John
as president of Continental Congress
Heard, Nathaniel
Heath, William
Henry, Patrick
Hessians (German)
Hewes, Joseph
Hickey, Thomas
background of
court-martial of
execution of
investigation of
Hicks, Whitehead
“Holy Ground,” New York City (red-light district)
Hopkins, Mark
Houlding, James
Houlding’s Tavern, New York City
House of Burgesses, Virginia
Howe, Richard
Howe, William
Battle of Brooklyn by
Battle of Long Island by
Boston’s surrender by
Hudson River, strategic importance of
Hull’s Tavern, New York City
impressment
the Intelligencer (Patriot spy)
investigation of conspiracy plot against George Washington and the Continental army. See also assassination conspiracy
by Committee on Conspiracies
Forbes’s arrest/testimony in
Green’s testimony in
Hickey’s testimony in
Ketcham’s testimony in
Leary’s testimony in
Mason’s testimony in
Mathews’s arrest in
by military
by New York Provincial Congress
Welch’s testimony in
Irving, Washington
Jay, John
on Committee for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies
on Committee on Conspiracies
legacy of
Jefferson, Thomas
Johnson, James
investigation of
Jones, Thomas
Judith (fictional character)
Kemble, Margaret
Kempe, John Tabor
Ketcham, Isaac
conspiracy testimony by
counterfeit ring participation by
King’s Bridge, New York
King’s College (later Columbia University)
King’s County Committee of Correspondence, New York
Knox, Henry
Leary, William
Lee, Charles “Boiling Water”
Lee, Fort, New Jersey
Lee, Richard Henry
Lewis, George
Lexington and Concord, Battle of (Massachusetts)
Life Guards (Continental Army)
formation of
motto/banner of
operational procedures of
treason by members of
Lincoln, Abraham
“List of Tories in New York and Orange County” (Committee on Conspiracies)
Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
Long Island
; arrests in
Battle of
Brooklyn and Queens as territories of
counterfeiting operation in
Loyalists in
Lott, Levi
Lowry’s Tavern, New York City
Loyalists (Tories). See also espionage
in Connecticut
detainment of
on Long Island
in New Jersey
in New York City
in Queens
shifting loyalties of
on Staten Island
Lynch, Michael
investigation of
mail, interception of
Marblehead regiment (Massachusetts)
Martha (schooner)
Maryland, in Continental Congress
Mason, James
espionage testimony of
Massachusetts
British occupation of
in Continental Congress
military regiments of
Provincial Congress
Mathews, David
arrest of
death of
escape from jail of
espionage efforts of
legacy of
mayoral appointments of
Matthews Muliner Playground, Bronx, New York
McCurtin, Daniel
McLean, Peter
Medical Service, Continental Army
Mifflin, Thomas
Military Instructions for Officers (Stevenson)
Minutes of a Conspiracy Against the Liberties of America (Campbell)
Morris, Gouvernour
Mortier, Abraham
Muliner, Thomas
Mulligan, Hercules
New Hampshire
in Continental Congress
Provincial Congress
New Jersey
Continental Army’s retreat to
in Continental Congress
Loyalists in
Patriot spies in
New York City. See also espionage; Tryon, William
alcohol consumption in
Battle of
British siege/occupation of
City Corporation
City Watch
Committee of Safety
Hicks as mayor of
Loyalist v. Patriot citizens in
Mathews as mayor of
prostitution in
strategic importance of
New-York Journal
New York state
Assembly
in Continental Congress
Provincial Congress
North Carolina
in Continental Congress
the Regulators in
Tryon as governor of
Paine, Thomas
Parsons, Samuel
Patriots. See also Continental Army; Continental Congress, Second
espionage by
v. Loyalists in New York City
shifting loyalties and
Pelham, Henry
Pennsylvania. See also Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Journal
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Continental Army’s founding in
currency paper in
Declaration of Independence’s drafting in
Pinkerton Detective Agency
poisoned peas plot
Princeton University. See College of New Jersey
propaganda
prostitutes
in New York City
sexually transmitted diseases of
as spies
Putnam, Israel “Old Put”
Queens. See also Long Island
Loyalists in
as part of Long Island
reconciliation efforts
Reed, Joseph
the Regulators revolt (North Carolina)
Revolutionary War. See also Continental Army; espionage; Great Britain
Battle of Brooklyn in
Battle of Bunker Hill in
Battle of Lexington and Concord in
Battle of Long Island in
Battle of New York City in
biological warfare in
Boston’s occupation in
Declaration of Independence during
German forces in
mail interception during
New York City’s siege/occupation in
propaganda in/after
“shot heard ’round the world” in
war crimes during
Rhode Island, in Continental Congress
“riding the rail” practice
rifles, colonial. See also weapons
shortage of
Ringwood Ironworks, Goshen, New York
Rivington, James
Rogers, Robert
Royal Commission on the Losses and Services of American Loyalists (Great Britain)
Royal Horse Guards (Great Britain)
Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation (French Jesuits)
Rush, Benjamin
Sacricide
Schuyler, Philip
Scott, John Morin
Sears, Isaac
Second Continental Congress
Army’s founding/Washington appointment by
Declaration of Independence drafting by
detainment of Loyalists by
espionage and
racial integration of army by
reconciliation efforts by
Secret Service, historic influences on
The Sentinel
Seven Years’ War
sexually transmitted diseases
“shot heard ’round the world”
Skinner, Cortlandt
slavery
smallpox
Smith, Mary
Sons of Liberty
South Carolina, in Continental Congress
Spencer, Joseph
spies. See espionage
“spiking” of weapons
Staten Island
British troops on
Loyalists in
Stevenson, Roger
Stirling, Lord (aka William Alexander)
Sullivan, John
Supreme Court, U.S.
Surgeon General, U.S.
Swallow (British courier boat)
syphilis
Tallmadge, Benjamin
“tarring and feathering” practice
Thacher, James
Thomas, John
Thornton, Matthew
Ticonderoga, Fort, New York
Tories, 31n. See also Loyalists
Trask, Israel
treason. See also conspiracy plot against George Washington and the Continental army; espionage
by Benjamin
cast of characters in plots of
by Church
by Farley
fictional stories of
by Forbes
by Green
by Hickey
Jay’s investigation of
Ketcham’s role in exposing
Leary’s role in exposing
by Life Guards
Livingston’s investigation of
by Mason
by Mathews
Morris’s investigation of
punishments tied to
by Smith
by Tryon
A Treatise of Military Discipline (Bland)
Trinity Parish, New York City
Trumbull, Jonathan
Tryon Palace, New Bern, North Carolina
Tryon, William
appointment to governor, New York City
appointment to governor, North Carolina
death of
espionage efforts of
exile of
legacy of
military service by
portrait of
proclamation to citizens by
the Regulators revolt against
soldier recruitment by
war crimes alleged of
weapons stockpiling by
tuberculosis
Tudor,
William
Varnum, James
Vernon, Thomas
Vietnam War
Virginia
in Continental Congress
riflemen
war crimes
Ward, Artemus
Ward, Henry
Washington, Augustine (George’s father)
Washington, Fort, New York
Washington, George. See also conspiracy plot against George Washington and the Continental army; Continental Army; Revolutionary War
appointment to general of
background of
Battle of Brooklyn by
Battle of Long Island by
Battle of New York City by
character of
code name of
Declaration of Independence and
intelligence/counterintelligence efforts of
legacy of
military strategies of
mistresses alleged to
racial integration of army by
slaves owned by
smallpox suffered by
Washington, John Augustine (George’s brother)
Washington, Lawrence (George’s brother)
Washington, Martha Custis (George’s wife)
Washington, Mary (George’s mother)
weapons
of Continental Army
Loyalists’ stockpiling of
“spiking” of
Ticonderoga mission to secure
Webb, Mr. (Loyalist)
Webb, Samuel Blachley
Welch, William
Wenwood, Godfrey
Wollaston, John
Woodhull, Nathaniel
Wool, Jeremiah
Young, Isaac
Young, Israel
Young, Philip
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