Hercules Mulligan: Patriot Spy
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- Hercules Mulligan was an early supporter of the patriot cause, and a major influence on the young Alexander Hamilton. A tailor, he gathered intelligence that helped save George Washington twice. The History Guy recalls one of the most enigmatic figures of the American Revolution.
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Viewer "The Masked Man" pointed out that the portrait used to represent Mulligan is, in stead, Charles Carroll, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. I apologize for the error.
Charles Carrol of Carrol Country in Maryland! The oldest surviving signer of the declaration I believe.
THG, thanks so much for the wonderful video. I appreciate your great work!
Lol the Honeyman only the C.I.A Knows
You know he’s a good spy when you have never heard of him.
Great work as always!
Look up Agent 355. She was a spy who gave her life for her country and to this day we haven't found what her real name was. So sad we can't even honor her properly.
@@thewriteinpresident Uh, yeah, you tell him buddy! And don't let any of them tell you you have to take your meds, that's just propaganda from the lizard overlords! lol
@@RCAvhstape . . . whooo ! he's gone !
This got a chuckle out of me.
Apparently not too good because you've heard of him now.
Brrah, brrah, I am Hercules Mulligan
Up in it, lovin' it, yes I heard ya mother said come again!
AYYY
Lock up your daughters and horses,
Of course it's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets.
@@yosianderson4828 woa no more sex pour me another Brew son
@@YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm let's raise a couple more TO THE REVOLUTION
@@damisolaadedeji1992 well if it aint the prodigy of princeton college
I had never heard of Hercules Mulligan until now. Thank you for the brief history of a true American Patriot that helped America gain its Independence. :-)
Big Hurc!
Ya gotta watch Hamilton, RIGHT NOW, on Disney + channel!!!
Or youtube
He need no introduction
Provost Marshall: You are under arrest for spying
Hercules: I'de like a Mulligan please
Provost Marshall: Okay, you're good to go!
Nice
😂 Good one.
Classic
😂😂
“It was just something I overheard while I was hemming someone's trousers.” A quote from an other tailor and spy, Elim Garak.
Garak is the first person I thought of too!
He, too, took measurements and information and then he smuggled it
What? Plain and simple Garak?
It was all true, especially the lies.
Well who'd be better qualified to catch you "with your trowsers down" than a tailor? :D
According some historical reports, Washington ordered a civilian suit from Mulligan, and allowed him to put a sign on his shop "Clothier to General Washington". That had to help business and quiet any accusations.
When I listened to the broadway cast recording of Hamilton I couldn’t believe that we’ve had a revolutionary war hero named Hercules Mulligan all this time, and we haven’t had that printed in t-shirts or celebrated in the cinema. The Patriot should have told this story instead of all that fiction.
"Kings College", is current day Columbia University.
“Imma get a scholarship to Columbia University. I probably shouldn’t brag but dag I amaze and astonish”
@@amiraultshill Yep ! Your "presidential material" ! ;-)
No poop Sherlock
@@vive335 - Thank You, 'Eric Sevareid'.
RoaroftheTiger oh your welcome, Mr. Big-talker :)
Hercules Mulligan has got to be the coolest name ever! For that alone, he should be remembered.
If only because of the name, this guy needs his own novel.
lmao
He starts of with: We know this and we know that. I didn't. That's why I watch this channel. Keep up the good work.
A
As I as well.
agreed ☕
@@thewriteinpresident I have resolved to not read any of your horrible cut n paste jobs. You are not posting any congruent thoughts or viewpoints of intelligible reason... The ramblings of a deranged person.
😂 right I don’t think I paid much attention in high school or college 😂😂
Heard of him from TURN: Washington's Spies and Hamilton.
Makes me want to watch the series again.
Just finished watching TURN ourselves. Sparked much interest in this aspect of the war for me.
That was a great show.
Interestingly enough to point out, especially in these racially charged times, that it was in fact a "white" man and a "black" man that worked together so we can enjoy our freedom today! So many people today could learn a lot from this great story as only could be told by one of the greatest of story tellers! Thank you Sir and Madame History Guy!
That would be a worthwhile statue for New York or DC. Hercules and Kayto (spelling?). Beaten for the cause of liberty, check. Imprisoned and risking everything, check.
Be careful, saying something good about a slave owning white man might get you in more trouble than spying for the colonists
@me hee wtf Canada? Seriously? You got Canada from that story? 🤤
@me hee There was no swearing. Just an acronym. Still no explanation for Canada, huh? Have You forgot about Kurshner?!
@@thanksfernuthin Probably "Cato." For some reason many slaves were given Classical as opposed to biblical names. When I first heard of Hercules Mulligan. I initially thought he would have been black because of the first name.
Gripping! Thank you. As a Brit I am always conflicted by the the American Revolution but strangely I feel that my eastern neighbours are exactly that, neighbours, whilst my western ones are family! Even harder to explain when you consider what a wonderful melting pot of nations and cultures your country contains.
Kind words! I wish we were just better at it...
@Robin Wells, as a transplanted Brit, I do agree with you. Even though I've been in the USA since 1960, these "bloody colonials" can still baffle me with some of the things they do and say. However, I did marry one, & she still allows me to hang around ...
Do nit be conflicted. There were many Brits on the American side. It was a war about freedom for Americans and the British. It was called the Cousin’s War.
Riley Kitchen I currently feel that as so often in the past, we share a common purpose in times of adversity such as now.
@@joeyfmd Don't know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal - you sockdologizing old man-trap!
Amazing that Cato Howe, an enslaved man, risked everything, never giving Mulligan up even when pressed, which ultimately ensured the communication sent to Washington, saving his life, and likely the Revolution. It is the monumental people like this that history cannot forget and should teach more of in school.
Thank you for making this video. After seeing Hamilton for the first time last week I immediately went to Google and looked up the people that I hadn't heard of including Hercules Mulligan. There wasn't much about him so I'm thankful that you took the time to do the research and make this video! The other one that I couldn't find much about was Peggy Schuyler.
Peggy aparently eloped with a cousin (Schuyler siblings seemed to elope a lot) and her and her husband died young due to getting sick at the same time
It is said that Hamilton was the family member next to her as she died in a hospital
“Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.”
― James Joyce
A little known fact was that Mulligan used a cow horn the color of lime to hide secret documents in. Soon, all of the members of the spy ring used a similar device. As a result, with the addition of Mulligan's slave, we have the first appearance of the green horn net and Cato. I'll show myself out.
It took a minute, but now I'm ROFL!
AAAAAGGGG !!!
wow
Aawwwww.
It's a good thing you couldn't, or didn't, think up a way to include a reference to a custom Chrysler Imperial into your punch line. I would be forced to use verbal Ju Jitsu, Karate and several other Oriental sounding words appon you!
Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)..."We're in the Sh*t now, and someone has to shovel it".
I'm Hercules Mulligan-
I need no introduction.
When you knock me down, I get the f*ck back up again!!
@@angelajohnsonkeys4199 how can I have intercouse underneath three sets of corsets
Chauncey Tomlinson four
@@charlottecunningham2141 shit yeah you are right my apologies
So .... was he also a Tinker? He has three of the four already.
John le Carre` approves
I was thinking the very same thing. Wonder how many will catch it??????????
Please pass the Rum
Was he a beggar man?
Well, he 'tinkered' Washington's odds for survival twice, along with his own, qualifies to me.
I have begun researching Hercules Mulligan. Thank you for this video.
Heads up - the painting the pops up supposedly depicting HM is not him. That's Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Why does Hercules Mulligan sound like the stage name for a pro wrestler or circus strong man.
Because it probably is?
hercules mulligan had 12 jobs that he wanted to redo after he messed them up the first time.
Cute, cute.
Hercules and Cato - sounds like a pair of superheroes. I wish you'd do a story on that most foul character, Provost Marshall William Cunningham. I suspect he was more hated in America than Benedict Arnold and Banastre Tarleton. A fictionalized account of his death at the gallows in 1791 for forgery attests to how deep this sentiment ran.
Fascinating stuff.
"Kato! Not NOW, you fool!" -Inspector Cluseau
Sorry...I couldn't help it.
I do wonder if that name was given as homage to the original faithful servant.
Kato is not a Black Patriot, he is simply a Patriot and America should honor him duly.
Ever hear of the Cato Institute?
Its important because of his culture. It shouldnt be forgotten he was taken here against his will. Then he fought against country that enslaved him in the hopes that he would be freed. Then he wasnt. He and his culture gave; they were never given what they fought for. So its important because he had hope and to remember these people gave their all when they had nothing, and then were rewarded with nothing.
@@anthonyjasinski6176 a lot of what you say is not only true, but important. I don't mean to disparage those points. What race is a lie. This is a social contract invented by Colonial Europeans to make themselves feel better about the "help" they were providing the "lesser races". We should not propagate these falsehoods. We are all one people. The crimes of the past belong to all of us, as do the sufferings.
@@Zenas521 Is the Cato Institute actually named after the patriot spy, or after the ancient Roman figure Cato, who during the American Revolution had a play about his life making the rounds through American colonies which was Washington's favorite play? Or some other figure or entity named Cato?
It was legitimate relevant information in a historical context.
A wonderful rendition, I have never heard Hercules Mulligan an enemy of the history books or any American history classes I have ever taken. It was really interesting to learn what a pivotal role who played but even more so what a pivotal role that Cato played in American history. It is another wonderful example how Americans regardless of race, creed or even conditions of servitude fought for our independence and freedom. These Liberties which we enjoy today we're paid for Long Ago by Patriots such as these, remember in November when the time comes to choose, a Fascist tyrant hellbent on maintaining power or a progressive leader who will hopefully unite our divisiveness into something better. I honestly do not have hope for either being a real leader like Washington or Hamilton but rather the lesser of two evils.
I doubt that patriots like Mulligan and Cato who fought off tyranny would have endorsed a career politician who is in bed with a foreign adversary. Your comment did NOT age well.
Another excellent episode of history that deserves to be remembered! Thanks for shedding more light on our early American history. 👍. One of the things I like about your channel is that you bring to light how common people often made history doing uncommon things (usually for the good!).
Outstanding! As a young man in my teens I hated history and now as a old man in my 60's, I love it and can't get enough. Thank you so much, Sir.
I can ID with that... imagine it likely due to the way it was taught... THG is working hard to correct that
Thank you for the revealing to me the contributions of Hercules and Cato or Tako[?]. I did not know of these men or the fact that Washington and Hamilton started an anti slavery mission after the war. Thank you for bringing this to light !!!!
Cato. (The subtitles are your friend.)
Jesus. Thank you YT for the 'Show less' button
Wonderful work here. I can only hope w/the internet of things, many of today's youth will stumble upon your channel.
Thank you so much for reading my mind as I was planning to look into his story. (Yes, hum-drum me was sparked by the movie.) You provided more and better information than I would have gleaned on my own. I have fallen in love with your channel. --and this is SO off topic, but that tie makes your eyes look stunning! Thank you for what you do.
Thank you for this wonderful one of many peaceful aspects of our wars. Fascinating stuff‼️Good of George to not forget the friends who had his back.
Another Catto to be remembered is in the book: Tasting Freedom. This book should be required reading for every school student.
“Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.”
- Mignon McLaughlin
Exactly. That's why we have a statue of Martin Luther King today but in his day he was considered Colin Kaepernick.
Hey, it's you again
Parallels with more recent events are pretty obvious here. Thank you. Another Herculean episode. Well enjoyed!
"Hercules Mulligan". The name alone deserves to be remembered.
Hercules Mulligan Wow!! Now that's a Moniker
Hello The History Guy. I'm Dr Dave Menke, retired college professor of physics and astronomy here in Tucson, Arizona. I enjoyed your video on Hercules the spy, and more recently, about Mrs. Wyatt Earp, aka Mrs. Behen. I'm an amateur historian and enjoy your interesting "forgotten" stories. I had a teacher of Ancient History, while in 10th grade. He told us about many of the minute, tangential stories of history, opining that "everybody" knew the big stories of Caesar, the Popes, Columbus, and so forth. I always remembered Mr. Rodabough's great lectures, and have fond memories of his style. You have helped me remember those days in 10th grade, and have given me great pleasure following along in your tomes. Thanks very much. - Dr Dave, Tucson.
This speaker looks like a stereotype of a historian, right down to the bowtie.
I am a fan!
For a future broadcast, John Hanson deserves to be remembered
Agree about John Hanson. US route 50 between Washington and the Chesapeake Bay is named for him. I've lived in Maryland for a long time & I still don't know anything about Hanson.
Dear 'The History Guy' I love your stories 'that deserve to be remembered' and look forward to your book which should be called 'and don't all the best stories include pirates!'.
So many parts of this incredible story would make a great movie. Thank you fine sir.
This so great ...
I taught US History for 30 years yet continue to learn more (interesting) tidbits every time I watch THG - Thanks!
About the Stamp Act: This is perhaps the best summation I've ever encountered:
The real clincher was the Stamp Act of 1765:
It required fees for all legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, and
playing cards. To quote James Stokesbury, "Had they tried they could
not have chosen a worse device, for it angered lawyers, writers,
editors, and gamblers." The colonials replied with a Stamp Act
Congress in New York, and riots in Boston. The Brits repealed the
Stamp Act in 1766, which made the Americans think that they could win,
and passed the Declaratory Act, which said "We can apply any taxes on
you that we want to, with no recourse."
A power that has since passed to the US Congress.
@@conveyor2 Unless of course if you call it a fee or a cost recovery.
Its a loophole around proper legislative process.
@@conveyor2 And now Presidents can redirect funds already specifically earmarked and appropriated by Congress to pay his friends to do what ever he feel likes whenever, even if that means taking money from troop base housing, much of which is leftover WW2 or Korean War era and crumbling.
The Stamp act is generally too prominent in representations of the revolution. it was an annoyance and contributed to the insurrectious feelings, sure... but what made basically everything blow up was more the direct economic impact of the British East India Company having a monopoly on trade and the thriving smuggling businesses of locals being suppressed by the Navy, while the british local authorities showed blatant nepotism/favoritism to everybody able to bribe them.
It's a bit like the Slavery / "States rights" dychotomy presented over the Civil war... the "common man" may have held the latter on the lips and did not care about the former, but the makers and shakers, the capital behind the organization of the Rebellion, was more concerned with the other factor.
@@Ugly_German_Truths Regarding the 'dichotomy' you mention, what you say is likely true in your defined context. However, that 'dichotomy' is far more commonly applied (fallaciously) in terms of why the North (Lincoln) fought that war... which was clearly as stated, i.e., to preserve the union. Why the 'other' motivation is insisted upon by some would be a speculation likely returning no benefit. (Btw, is there 'some place' where 'dichotomy' is actually spelled with a 'y'. just curious.
)
This easily is the best one yet. Thank you. I love the narration.
Amazing story, I've never heard of this great man until now.
Yes, this definately deserves to be remembered. HUZZA !!!
Anyone who supported Gen. Washington was a Real Patriot during a time when the grass was full of snakes, just like in our modern era.
We just call them politicians, bureaucrats and associated ilk.
Sanitation Man I call them Democrats and Rhino Republicans
Never would have happened without relying on tyrant Louis XVI for massive support.
@@conveyor2 The US Revolutionary war was a proxy war between France and England.
Much like Vietnam was a proxy war between The USSR, China and the US and its allies.
@@shawnr771 : It became a proxy war, but the French didn't start it. (Of course, you could say the same about Vietnam; the Soviet Union did not start the Viet Minh, and Ho Chi Minh originally hoped for support from the USA.)
@@tobybartels8426 Yep.
But it was a good way for the French to allow the Colonies to keep the English busy while they was doing stuff elsewhere.
Such is the nature of wars.
Thanks for yet another great video.May I be so bold and suggest a subject for you? You may or may not have heard of a gentleman by the name of Rev.George Bramwell Evens,who was known to millions of British radio listeners as 'Romany of the BBC' during the 1930's and early 1940's.He was the first of the great broadcasting natural history personalities,and while largely forgotten nowadays,inspired such people as Sir David Attenborough,Julian Pettifer and many others when they were children.Indeed, Terry Waite,while in captiviuty in Beirout,survived on memories of his childhood books,including those of 'Romany'. I was for many years the secretary of the Romany Society,and have a good deal of research material concerning this gentleman to share.I do appreciate that it is not an American related subject,which may determine whether or not it fits in with your output,but would be happy to correspond further if you decide it is of interest in future.Many thanks for your excellent programmes.
When he get’s knocked down he get’s the FXXX back up again!
“::::Migrated to the America colony of newYork.:::”
Just love the enthusiasm of your delivery of man’s story of generations!
Very cool snippet of history. I did not know. Worth remembering.
Thanks dude😎👍!
Only thing a I got from my highschool history teacher
was, Mr. Vanek go to the principal office.
This was great!
Can you do a series on the Culper Ring and then about the individual members like Benjamin Tallmadge, etc??
Your reference to Hyam Salomon was incomplete: he was Polish and Jewish and he was one of the principle financial supporters of the revolution. He was never paid back for having used all of his fortune to finance the revolution and died in poverty. Check out Wikipedia. I believe he would a good subject for you, a forgotten patriot.
And I love what you do. Thank you.
HOW THE HELL HAS THIS NOT BEEN MADE INTO A MOVIE?!?!?!
Thank you for sharing THG , I love your research and knowledge. I learn something new each time I view🤔
I've read a lot about the Culper Ring and Robert Townsend and Abraham Woodhull. This was an excellent report about another Patriot I had not heard of so thanks for the history lesson. Well done.
Loved this video. I have a passion for early American history 😁
Sounds like with his man Cato his business should've been called The Green Haberdashery. JS
Not now Cato!!! - Inspector Clouseau
The Green Hornet and his sidekick Kato... at one time played by Bruce Lee.
@@FeedScrn that's the simile I was shooting for...forgot Kato was spelled with a 'K' though...probably because of that Cato Callan guy from the OJ trial.
As far as I know, Bruce Lee was the only Kato on the tv show.
@@Miatacrosser- Good show back in the day.
Wonderfully done. Thank you
Thank you for introducing us to Hercules Mulligan.
When discussing the book Alexander Hamilton, that inspired Lin Manuel Miranda to write the musical, he said that Hercules Mulligan was the most hip hop name he had ever heard.
So, The Green Hornet's trusty sidekick Cato wasn't the first Cato to be involved with a hero.
On the TV series Star Trek Deep Space Nine there was also a tailor spy, a Cardassian by the name of Elim Garak. He provided lots of intelligence to Captain Sisko about the plans of the Cardassian occupiers of the DS9 space station.
I love your channel! I recently came across the story of William and Elizebeth Friedman and their code breaking (cryptanalysis) contributions in World War 2. She was involved in breaking the code
on two German "Enigma" machines and William was involved in breaking the Japanese "Purple" machine. In addition to his code breaking, he was involved with the development of the US SIGABA cipher machine which was not broken during the war.
It is a wonderful multifaceted story of love, loyalty, tenacity, patriotism and exquisite skill.
Good series on NetFlix “TURN; Washington’s spies”. Starts slow but VERY accurate.
Sounds like he should have his own musical.. Thanks!
@Chon Connor lol. Nice.
@Chon Connor perhaps there was someone else they needed...
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you!
The morning after release of this piece and 38 Tories have disliked it! Johnny Tremain is incensed.
I have an hour drive to work listening to your program is a excellent way to pass the time.
Thank you for this. Indeed, it Deserves to be remembered.
Hercules Mulligan was a name I had not heard in my American History classes. To Mr. Mulligan and so many others who help us defeat the British. Thank You. I enjoy the many stores by The History Guy, Thank You for your stories.
Regardless of the correct origin, considering how many times the revolution was doomed only to be saved at the last minute - I'll take my mulligans in pride on the golf course from here on out
If my memory is correct - David McCullogh, in his book 1776, quotes Washington having the same sentiment that there seemed to be a divine providence helping the revolution. Their escape from the battle of Brooklyn comes to mind.
Did he play golf I wonder?
@@dougnoble8762 Mulligan is a common Irish name, but it's meaning as a "do-over in golf" appeared in America in early 20th century. Maybe the source is from a golfer who knew their American history?
Another excellent video. Thanks for producing awesome content!
Thank you for the interesting article on the history of this Great Nation ! Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever you maybe going next ! Doing well here in Kansas !
A video suggestion: During WW2 Canada initially more than fulfilled its quota for the military. Conscription was instituted but only if draftees were guaranteed domestic assignment. These members of the Canadian military were called "zombies" and were reviled by the "active" soldiers heading to Europe. Towards the end of the war when the need for soldiers was great, the zombies were gathered up, told of some fine print in the conscription act, and put on trains for transport to the Atlantic coast and ships to Europe. This sparked the "Terrace Mutiny." A great many zombies deserted by jumping from the troop trains. One of the more memorable zombies who deserted is Willard Kitchener MacDonald who jumped the train and ran into the deep woods of Nova Scotia, living as a hermit for the next 60 years.
I have to wonder if the general character of Garak from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is loosely based on Hercules, at least to start. A spy posing as a tailor. If so, it obviously diverged as the show went on, but it would show one of the writers as being a student of history.
R S That is a very observable comment on your part! Garak has to be Hercules of the American revolution. I miss Deep Space Nine.
Garak was already part of the Cardassian intelligence network. Hercules became a spy while he was still a tailor. But I get what you mean.
... a shape shifting tailor spy. Well spotted!
@@tenhirankei not to sharpshoot you, however Hercules was married to a British Admirals daughter making him quite entrenched in the crown before becoming a spy, don't you think? So... much like Garak, who was a member of the obsidian order turned to work with the Federation against the Cardis makes an almost perfect character overlay. I would be forced to concur that it is an uncanny resemblance. But then again Roddenberry did have access to sensitive information.
i love how half the people have never heard of him and the other half are major hamilton fans
A major reason we won the Revolutionary War is that we out spied the British. Mulligan dd a great job at gathering the information, and America owes him a lot. Just as great as Mulligan was Cato. If he hadn't successfully passed through the British lines and delivered the information, it would have been useless. Americans can say in many ways that they owe their freedom to these two men. Thank you Mulligan! As far as Cato - that was one black life that REALLY mattered. Thank you Cato! May we meet in eternity!
Hail to two unsung heroes! Hats off to the History Guy.
I have had an interest in the Culper ring, learned more from your video thank you.
I am from LINY and the history of the Revolutionary war spy ring was through Suffolk county. Iam from Nassau county I lived right on the county line, at the time of the Rev. war the town was called Hard Scrabble now Farmingdale.
I consider myself a "history buff" of better than common knowledge, but I sure love it when you humble my ego! I had never heard of this man and now I know of two more 1st. patriots. Thank You THG !!!
Hey History Guy!
Great work, as always!
Did you ever hear that Napoleon Bonaparte's brother owned a home in Bordentown, NJ?
Quite a place with tunnels that go to all the buildings on the property and a commanding view of the Delaware river.
To keep a watch out for possible unfriendly visitors.
Thank you for these videos!! You do an amazing job!!
This will make a great part of my son's studies. He is lucky, we will never again send him to an American public school.
You love your country, you live your democracy, then you must support public education. Without an educated and in part indoctrinated public no democracy can survive. So while you have every right to educate your son in the manner you choose please consider the value of education for all. Let's improve public education not abandon it.
@@jongamber6985 education is never about indoctrination. If public school are centers of indoctrination as you suggest, then not only has the gentleman have the right to take his son away from the public school, he is wise in doing so.
America is also not a democracy. It is a Republic. A Constitutional Republic at that.
Good for you. That way he won't turn into a "sheeple" We need more people with the ability to think for themselves.
@@glennso47 sheeple is a word used by those who are indoctrinated, but feel they are not.
Just as a note, I only included the nod to indoctrination as a acknowledgement of reality, not as a personal goal or belief. Clearly all education, including all home schooling and all private education has an agenda, that is an inescapable fact, but I should have left that aside out of my comments, my comments were meant only to support education for all kids, yours and mine.
Good morning THG. As long as we are on spies, Juan Pujols Garcia please.
Love this channel! I don’t know 🤷♂️ who in the hell the thumbs down people are?!? This is a great 👍 teacher.
That's right we had a spy on the inside "HERCULES MULLIGAN!"
A TAILOR SPYING ON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
@@economicapple2609 I TAKE THEIR MEASUREMENTS INFORMATION AND THEN I SMUGGLE IT UP
@@MsTen999 TO MY BROTHERS REVOLUTIONARY COVENANT
@@economicapple2609 I'M RUNNING WITH THE SONS OF LIBERTY AND I AM LOVING IT!
Mic Drop episode Mr. Guy
Bravo!
I just watched Hamilton last night, so your video today is surprisingly prescient! Thank you!
If you have not already, a video on Mr. Laurens would also be of interest. Thank you again sir for all you and Mrs. HG's hard work :D
I'd like to think of Cato (sp) as a Patriot. Who happened to be black, and as such was that much more of a notable hero because of the added layers of risk and oppression faced during that time. He definitely deserves to be remembered.
Once again, we find that we have an Abolitionist slave owner. Despite the ubiquity of slavery in the US at it's founding, the Abolitionists were a force too powerful to ignore even then, and they only grew more powerful.
In a few writings Thomas Jefferson also thought slavery was wrong and needed to be abolished.
One of his proposals was to allow the children of slaves to be free and then send them to a colony.
He was a manumissionist, which is not the same thing, but we take what we can get.
@@shawnr771 Part of which happened, although Liberia hasn't turned out all that well.
@@evensgrey No it has not. I never said it was a good plan.
Love the new logo! Thanks for keeping our history alive.
Hurcules Mulligan? That's one of the coolest names I've ever heard of.
I never heard of Hercules Mulligan before seeing the Hamilton musical, and I just had to find out more about someone with as awesome as name as his.
Super Interesting History Guy! Things I did not know. Had Washington been captured he would have faced terrible torture and hanging, as would many more. Many don't understand the great dangers of the day. Wow, Mulligan had luck on his side and was a true patriot indeed. Many Thanks HG! A Lovely lesson with my Monday morning coffee! Blessings to You and Mrs. History Gal! DaveyJO in Pa.
The Culper Ring aka Washington’s Secret Six are another topic worth exploring.
Paul Harvey. Lance, your delivery reminds me of the late Paul Harvey.
Outstanding snippet of our country's history..and patriots ...of all races... Especially in these current times !! Thankyou THG !!🇺🇸
This is why I love this channel.
History Guy, please do a video on Marquis de Lafayette! Great work on the vids I've seen thus far, and yes history does deserve to be remembered!
I don't imagine that the term "to take a Mulligan", or "to get a Mulligan" as it is used by golfers to mean they may have a do-over on a particular shot without penalty traces back to Hercules Mulligan. But considering he was a spy who was twice apprehended and imprisoned, yet still managed to operate throughout the entire war and live to see its conclusion, it seems like the golf-related Mulligan expression really SHOULD have originated with him.
Always illuminating, never boring. Thank you, HG, for what you do.
People who rose through merit, their abilities, and nothing else. The best way to hire anyone.
It was a horrible messy ordeal our ancestors went through,
Mine were here since 1779
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