In 1778, Benjamin Tallmadge set up a network of spies on Manhattan and on Long Island to gather intelligence on the British occupation of New York City. Eventually known as the “Culper Ring” Abraham Woodhull, and Robert Townsend, using the aliases of “Samuel Culper Sr.”, and “Samuel Culper Jr.”, gathered and communicated information on British …
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FEDERALIST No. 31: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
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FEDERALIST No. 30: Concerning the General Power of Taxation
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FEDERALIST No. 29: Concerning the Militia
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FEDERALIST No. 28: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered
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FEDERALIST No. 27: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered
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FEDERALIST No. 26: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered.
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FEDERALIST No. 25: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered
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FEDERALIST No. 24: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered
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FEDERALIST No. 23: The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union
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Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 