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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 ...
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.
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").
This is a list of artists who were born in the Vietnam or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.. Artists are listed by field of study and then by family name in alphabetical order (review Vietnamese naming customs as the family name will display in the first name field, with exceptions including people of the diaspora), and they may be listed more than once on the list if ...
On another trip, he was waiting for Woodhull in Anna Strong's back garden [14] [15] when he surprised a passing British lieutenant. Brewster pulled him off his horse and had the opportunity to capture or kill him, [ 15 ] but he refrained from doing either in order to avoid drawing suspicion on Anna as a member of the Ring, and instead pretended ...
Abraham Woodhull (1750–1826), American spy during Revolutionary War; Alfred Alexander Woodhull (1837–1921), US Army surgeon; Caleb Smith Woodhull (1792–1866), Mayor of New York; Jesse Woodhull (1735–1795), New York politician; Kate C. Woodhull (1842–1926), American missionary physician in China
At Woodhull Farm, Mary finds familiar names in Abe's codebook. Abe arrives and confides Simcoe shot Richard. A boy tells Simcoe about hundreds of soldiers descending on Setauket. Simcoe sets out to hang the rebel prisoners before Ben and the others arrive. Ben's men charge, but he orders a retreat when he sees his father with a gun to his head.