Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hercules Mulligan

1740-1825

— Tailor and spy —

Hercules Mulligan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018

1. Hercules Mulligan Marker

Inscription. A tailor in British-occupied New York during the American revolution, Mulligan used his position to directly extract intelligence from his clients, many of whom were British soldiers, which he then passed on to General George Washington. Mulligan was a member of Trinity Church and served on its vestry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 42.47′ N, 74° 0.739′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It can be reached from Broadway near Wall Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commodore Silas Talbot (here, next to this marker); Philip Hamilton (a few steps from this marker); Robert Fulton (a few steps from this marker); Alexander Hamilton (a few steps from this marker); Captain James Lawrence & Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Randall (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Columbia University

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Honorable John Watts (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . . Hercules Mulligan. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Mulligan family vault image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018

2. The Mulligan family vault

Hercules Mulligan Marker at the family vault in the south churchyard. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018

3. Hercules Mulligan Marker at the family vault in the south churchyard.

Commodore Silas Talbot lies alongside.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2018. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.