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by Brad Meltzer


  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

  Also by Brad Meltzer

  The Escape Artist

  The House of Secrets

  The President’s Shadow

  The Fifth Assassin

  The Inner Circle

  The Book of Lies

  The Book of Fate

  The Zero Game

  The Millionaires

  The First Counsel

  Dead Even

  The Tenth Justice

  Heroes for My Daughter

  Heroes for My Son

  About the Authors

  BRAD MELTZER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, and ten other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer’s Decoded and Brad Meltzer’s Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero. You can sign up for email updates here.

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