Archive for Hercules Mulligan
Who Was Hercules Mulligan, Anyway?
Hercules Mulligan (1740-1825) was the son of an Irish immigrant to New York City. Hercules, an illustrious cloth merchant, used his trade to gather intelligence for General George Washington during the American Revolution. British soldiers and officers often came to his shop to have their uniforms and fancy-shmancy outfits made, while Hercules coaxed information out [...]