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Hale (NATHAN an American patriot)

NATHAN, an American patriot; born in Coventry, Conn., June 6, 1755. He rose to the rank of captain in the Continental army, and, having volunteered to penetrate the British lines and procure intelligence for Washington, was detected, and executed as a spy in New York City, Sept. 22, 1776. A statue was erected to his memory in New York in 1893.

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