Thanks for talking about some of the unsung heroes of the American Revolution. This is the first time I've heard a lot of this information.

just found this channel. love it. it’s so hard to find good content on the 18th century i haven’t already seen

This guy is a gem 💎. I wish I had found this channel sooner. I have been trying to learn about the underrated perspectives of history of culper spy ring and here he is, explaining exactly what I wanted to learn. Thank you

Love the series TURN

Nice job

Reading Washington's Spies and George Washington. Great reads.

If I was around back then, I'd want to be a part of that spy ring.

Gonna be the next big history youtuber.

Beale Cipher. That's what they are. Culper Codes

Not to denigrate what is being said, but one is ever 'in' Long Island, as one is only 'on', Long Island. Sorry, but it's sort of a thing around here. As well, the image at about 14:25, of a 'row boat', is not at all as I understand it would be. That is more a 'Viking' ship, which by being 'conspicuous', the Culper spy ring would never do. They sailed or rowed small ships, as otherwise un-noticeable by the British. As to Anna Strong, and what is now known as 'Strongs Neck', as a 'place', that is all true. In fact, I've met some of her family, not that I knew who they were until later. As far as I know it, everything said on this vlog. is true as wool, and I sail these waters. It's a pretty complicated space, for such a simple one. So, Strongs Neck, is in Setauket, but Setauket is comprised of a number of Villages, and Poquott, the one I live in, is one of them. So, even tho Setauket is known as the 'Three Villages', well, essentially, it is Setauket, altho some times referred to as 'East Setauket, South Setauket', or however one might care to. All in all, at most, a 10 mile by 10 mile circumferance, if that, often for reasons of a school district, which brings the whole 'school tax' thing into play, but we get along pretty well with each other. There's not a lot of 'in-fighting' going on in Setauket, altho there could be. We tend to be kind to each other, and on the same page, basically, for the kids. It seems that what applies to one, applies to all, or at least, all of our kids go to the same schools and sail the same waters, which to me, seems to be the point. There are places, where one is technically not 'allowed to', but such a digression is usually ignorged, and if not, at Village Hall Meetings, it might be made clear it should be. I remember once, there were a couple of kids, who came and sailed a Sunfish, or such, and even tho they were residents of Setauket, they where' ticketed', fined, because they didn't live in 'Poquott', proper. We, their friends, showed up to court, just a matter of Village Hall, and said, in force, how dare you? Somehow, it was worked out that they could, as well as anyone else who lived in Setauket, but was not a resident of 'Poquott', was allowed to sail these waters, as 'waters' are not 'ours', in the larger sense, nor, in the larger sense, do we care to be represented that way. Whether what goes around and comes around or not, we all agreed, adobt this law, or be voted out, the threat of which, believe me, is always real around here. One thing we don't often do, is tolerate bullshit. On the other hand, why one would want to serve duty at Village Hall, is beyond me as well. There is no money in it, which keeps the riff-raff out, or so I like to believe, which is why, altho insisted I do, I have never run for election. Instead, I keep being appointed to office, by the Mayor, but only because no one else wants the position (which I find to be pretty similar to 'doggie', with a more prestigious name). It is only by a void, a vacuum, by which I serve. The powers I have, I have no right to have, which is how I dare everyone else, to please, come and take my role, but no one is fool enough, no matter how much they might bitch and moan. Seriously, all friends of mine, come up to me, and say, if you could say this, or that, to the Mayor, it'll work out well. Yeah, work out well for you, maybe, but I'll be the one taking the heat. Hey, I already have a boat, a house, a car, a dog and a wife, all paid for (altho that in terms of repair and taxes, nothing is ever paid for), but the theory is, at the start of the month, I don't owe anybody anything, so why would I worry about you? It's a great place to live, as if anyone can figure out an elegant means to.

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