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Abraham Woodhull (October 7, 1750 – January 23, 1826) was a leading member of the Culper Spy Ring in New York City and Setauket, New York, during the American Revolutionary War. He used the alias "Samuel Culper" (later "Samuel Culper Sr."), which was a play on Culpeper County, Virginia , and was suggested by George Washington .
Abraham Woodhull escaped arrest because Loyalist militia officer Colonel Benjamin Floyd vouched for him. Floyd was married to a member of the Woodhull family. [ 34 ] Woodhull reported that he could not continue to operate in New York City after the visit from Simcoe in June because of suspicion, but Woodhull had a new agent lined up and would ...
Lee gives him the name, Benjamin Tallmadge. The next morning, Cornwallis raids the opposite bank, only to find it abandoned. Abe is welcomed by his family at Whitehall, where they dine with Hewlett and other Redcoats. At Continental headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, Washington asks Ben about Abraham Woodhull.
Turn: Washington's Spies (originally titled Turn and stylized as TURŠ: Washington's Spies) is an American period drama television series based on Alexander Rose's book Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2007), [3] a history of the Culper Ring. [4]
From 2014 to 2017, Bell appeared as Abraham Woodhull in Turn: Washington's Spies. In 2015, he played the Thing in the Fantastic Four reboot. [13] [14] The film would go on in infamy as one of the worst comic book films ever made. In 2022, Bell would say of it, "I don't think [it deserves a second look.] Save your money, save your time." [15]
Abraham Woodhull wrote a message to Benjamin Tallmadge to say that he would be visiting New York again and, "by the assistance of a [lady] of my acquaintance, shall be able to outwit them all." [2]: 173 Several historians surmise that Anna Strong was the lady identified as "a 355" (Tallmadge's code for the word "lady").
Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2006) is a history book by Alexander Rose, [1] based on the stories of four real-life childhood friends who formed the Culper spy ring that affected the course of the Revolutionary War.
Coat of Arms of Richard Woodhull. The Woodhull family of America began with the emigration from England of Richard Lawrence Woodhull in the early 1600s, who settled on Long Island, New York in Setauket.