Long Island Museum: Culper Spy Letter — Alias Bolton to Alias Culper Jr., November 8, 1779 | Discovered

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A New Discovery at the Long Island Museum:

The Culper Spy Letter

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Jonathan Olly, Curator at the Long Island Museum, holds the ledger of accession records where he discovered the entry describing the letter written by Continental Army Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge.

In August 2020 the Long Island Museum discovered an uncatalogued Culper Spy Ring letter in its collections. Acquired by the Museum in December 1951, the handwritten double-sided letter measures 9 3/16” x 7 5/8”, is dated November 8, 1779, and is from Benjamin Tallmadge (using his alias, John Bolton) to Robert Townsend (alias, Samuel Culper Jr.).

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