Summary

Chapter 17 is entitled Retaking New York at Last. By early 1783, Woodhull continued to send an occasional note to Washington but there was little to report and in July he sent his final invoice for expenses he had incurred. The war officially ended in September but Tallmadge worried about the safety of his spies since they had pretended to be Loyalists to avoid suspicion. In November, Tallmadge was among those who rode into Manhattan with Washington and they were enthusiastically greeted by large crowds. Washington visited Rivington’s shop and met privately with him, then a few days later had a final meeting with his officers before leaving for retirement at Mount Vernon and Tallmadge returned home to Long Island. After becoming president in 1789, Washington toured Long Island and visited Roe’s tavern and other areas where the Culper members lived, but there is...