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Hercules Mulligan: The Spy Who Saved George Washington—Twice

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Hercules Mulligan not only had one of the Revolutionary War’s greatest names, this cunning haberdasher was also one of its best spies.

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Published Feb. 6 2016 12:01AM EST

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