THE

SPY UNMASKED;

OR,

MEMOIRS

OF

ENOCH CROSBY, ALIAS HARVEY BIRCH,

THE HERO OF MR. COOPER'S TALE OF THE

NEUTRAL GROUND:

BEING AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE SECRET SERVICES
WHICH HE, RENDERED HIS COUNTRY DURING
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

(Taken from his own lips, in short-hand.)

COMPRISING MANY INTERESTING FACTS AND ANECDOTI
NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED.

BY H. L. BARNUM,

EMBELLISHED WITH A CORRECT LIKENESS OF THE HERO,
WITH A FAC SIMILE OF HIS SIGNATURE.

SECOND EDITION.

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW.YORK, ss. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the 10th day of July, A. D. 1828, in the fifty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America, H. L. BARNUM, of the said District, has deposited in this office the title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following to wit:

"The Spy Unmasked; or, Memoirs of Enoch Crosby, alias Harvey Birch, the Hero of Mr. Cooper's Tale of the Neutral Ground: being an authentic account of the secret services which he rendered his country during the Revolutionary War. Taken from his own lips, in short-hand.-Comprising many interesting facts and anecdotes never before published. By H. L. Barnum."

In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled “An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors, and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to an act, entitled "An act supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.,'

FRED. J. BETTS,

Clerk of the Southern District of New-York.

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SIR,

TO JAMES F. COOPER, ESQ.
AUTHOR OF "THE SPY," "RED ROVER," &c.

As it was your fascinating pen that first immortalized the subject of the following Memoir, while it elevated the literary reputation of our free and happy country, the Compiler has ventured to prefix your name to this unauthorized dedication.

Rest assured, Sir, that in taking this liberty, the undersigned had no other incentive but a profound respect for your talents as an author, and a warm esteem for your virtues as a man.

Under the hope that the motive will justify the act, he begs leave to subscribe himself

Your most obedient, and very

Humble servant,

H. Ľ. BARNUM.