Caleb Brewster | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 12, 1747 Setauket, New York[1] |
| Died |
February 13, 1827 (aged 79) Black Rock, Connecticut[1] |
Caleb Brewster (September 12, 1747 - February 13, 1827) was a member of the Culper spy ring during the American Revolutionary War, reporting to General George Washington in the nation's first intelligence-gathering organization.
Brewster was born in Setauket, New York,[1] a hamlet now part of the town of Brookhaven. He was the son of Benjamin Brewster, grandson of Daniel Brewster, and great-grandson of the Rev. Nathaniel Brewster (the first minister of the old town church in Setauket).[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Caleb Brewster Papers, 1755-1976 Ms 33". Fairfieldhistory.org. http://www.fairfieldhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Brewster-Caleb-MS-33.html. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ↑ The Refugees of 1776 from Long to Connecticut, by Frederic Gregory Mather, Pages 278-279
External links[]
- Three Village Historical Society
- The Caleb Brewster letter correspondence including with George Washington
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