Episode 46: Morton Pennypacker: Long Island Spy Hunter

Frank Knox Morton Pennypacker was many things: author, printer, collector, antiquarian, and...godfather of AMC's hit Long Island historical drama Turn? It was, after all, Pennypacker's diligent research into (and just as diligent promotion of) the Culper Spy Ring in the 1930s that led to a resurgence and new understanding of George Washington's spy ring on Long Island and in New York City. To learn the true depth of the story, however, we need to visit the East Hampton Free Library.

Further Research

• East Hampton Public Library Long Island Collection
• Works by Morton Pennypacker (via WorldCat)
• Raynham Hall Museum
• TURN Washington's Spies (AMC)
• The Culper Spy Ring and Benedict Arnold
• Henry Clinton Papers (U of Michigan)
• "Capt. John Hulbert and his Flag of 1775" (via JSTOR)
• Capt. Kidd's Cloth of Gold
• Freesound
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  • Revolutionary War Re-enactment (CC 0)