Sarah Townsend (spy)
Sarah Townsend | |
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| Born | c. 1760 |
| Died | 1842 Oyster Bay, New York |
| Other names | Sally Townsend |
| Known for | Informant for the Culper Ring |
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Sarah "Sally" Townsend (c.1760–1842) was thought to be an informant for George Washington's Culper Ring, a spy ring founded in the summer of 1778. Townsend lived in Oyster Bay and passed information to her brother, Robert Townsend, a main member of the ring. She died in December 1842 and is buried at the Townsend Cemetery.