What were the names of the spy rings besides Culper during the Revolutionary War?
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Beside Culper, you may be thinking of the Clark Ring in Philadelphia, and the Mersereau Ring of Staten Island, both of which are mentioned on page 4 of
Covert operations and the emergence of the modern American presidency, 1920-1960 by John J Carter
...espionage networks like the Culper Ring, which also engaged in disinformation activities. In Philadelphia the Clark Ring was operationally active from the early stages of the War, as was the Mersereau Ring in the ...
A search through google books lists several other sources.
A web page for the CIA has quite a bit of info as well.
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