Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report · Professor Nick Giordano | Conservative Political Analyst & Commentator

Hercules Mulligan & Cato: The Tailor & Slave Who Quietly Saved the Revolution

January 15, 2026·16 min·1 clip
A man walks through 1777 New York with a secret paper that could get him hanged if caught by the British.
This episode explores the untold story of Hercules Mulligan, an Irish tailor in British-occupied New York during the American Revolution, who used his shop to spy for the Patriots, and his enslaved courier Cato, who risked his life to deliver intelligence. It highlights their crucial role in saving George Washington and draws parallels to modern courage in facing injustice.

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A Revolutionary War story that links courage to secrecy and the danger of carrying intelligence.

The episode presents Hercules Mulligan and Cato as part of the Revolutionary War machinery that relied on people who could not be thanked in public.

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You want the hidden courier story behind Washington's intelligence lifeline.

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