Robert Townsend (spy)

Robert Townsend was a member of the Culper Ring during the American Revolution. He operated in New York City with the aliases "Samuel Culper, Jr." and "723" and gathered information as a service to General George Washington. He is one of the least-known operatives in the spy ring and once demanded Abraham Woodhull never to tell his name to anyone, even to Washington.

25 November 1753

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Born in the same month (November 1753): Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg • James McHenry • Louis-Alexandre Berthier