The Good The Bad and The Pure Evil
Society & Culture:Documentary
Hercules Mulligan - The Irish tailor man and US spy
Hello friends. Welcome to The Good, The Bad and The Pure Evil, on todays episode I look at Hercules Mulligan. This man played an important role in the US revolution war as a spy saving George Washington's life twice! His tailor shop in New York was known to the elite and British Officers. Using his Irish charm and some whiskey he measured the soldiers while gathering intel from them. With this intel he would have his slave and friend Cato deliver the messages to another friend Alexander Hamilton. Hercules was pretty much unknown even with the hero name until the broadway smash hit Hamilton told his story and importance.....
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