During the American Revolution, spies and informants faced extreme dangers from both sides, as demonstrated by Enoch Crosby, a Putnam County shoemaker recruited by John Jay to infiltrate Loyalist rings who was beaten by Tories, then by Patriots who mistook him for a Tory, and captured four times despite promises of safe passage.
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Enoch Crosy—Putnam County’s Underrated (& Much-Abused) Rev War SpyAdded:
During the trying times of the American Revolution, what if you, as a patriot, happened upon what was called a Tory nest and were told, "Pretend you're still in that Tory nest and we'll make sure you have free passage away after you reveal the location [music] of that nest." Even after all of those promises, what happened to Enoch Crosby? He got beaten and left for dead. First by Tories, then by American patriots who thought that he was a real Tory. That's what happened.
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