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Pryce Lewis worked_for Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Two other famous Pinkerton agents were Pryce Lewis and John Scully…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Allan Pinkerton exposed Abraham Lincoln documented document

“The detective dispatched undercover agents to infiltrate gangs and secret societies thought to be making the intimidations and soon learned of a plot to assassinate President-elect Lincoln.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Allan Pinkerton met_with Abraham Lincoln documented document

“After finally meeting with the President-elect in Philadelphia agreement was reached that a special train would secretly carry Lincoln through Baltimore…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Allan Pinkerton recruited Timothy Webster documented document

“For this mission Pinkerton selected Timothy Webster who was destined to become one of the Union's most successful but martyred spies…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Abraham Lincoln recruited Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Return dispatches were prepared by the President one of which summoned Pinkerton to the capital.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Allan Pinkerton moved_to Washington, D.C. documented document

“A few days later Pinkerton was in Washington…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Allan Pinkerton moved_to Philadelphia documented document

“A few days after his meeting with Lincoln Pinkerton unsuccessfully attempted to obtain additional details regarding the intelligence plan left his address with the President's secretary and returned to Philadelphia…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.33

George B. McClellan relationship_with Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Major General George B McClellan an old friend of Pinkerton's who had just been named commander of the Ohio vol…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.33

George B. McClellan appointed Allan Pinkerton documented document

“The General was also interested in establishing a secret service and wanted his friend to organize and direct it…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Allan Pinkerton worked_for George B. McClellan documented document

“It arranged that I should assume full management and control of this new branch of the service…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Allan Pinkerton located_in Cincinnati documented document

“Pinkerton set up offices in Cincinnati…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Timothy Webster worked_for Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Among the first to depart was Timothy Webster who traveled to Louisville and Memphis with stops at Bowling Green and Clarkesville…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

John Scully worked_for Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Two other famous Pinkerton agents were Pryce Lewis and John Scully…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Allan Pinkerton located_in Washington, D.C. documented document

“my headquarters were for the time located in Washington…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.35

Allan Pinkerton headed Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers documented document

“Ultimately Pinkerton's inabilities as an interpreter of intelligence information for military purposes contributed to his downfall as head of the Washington spy corps…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.37

Allan Pinkerton removed_from_power Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers documented document

“Thereupon Pinkerton resigned his position as head of the secret service…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.37

Allan Pinkerton reassigned Department of the Mississippi documented document

“For the particular purpose of looking after cotton claims in the spring of '64 Allan Pinkerton was transferred to the Department of the Mississippi…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.37

William H. Seward recruited Allan Pinkerton reported document

“Seward apparently employed Allan Pinkerton for such operations during the summer of 1861…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.40

William P. Wood met_with Allan Pinkerton alleged document

“he may also have known Pinkerton or his operatives…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.66

Allan Pinkerton worked_for War Department documented document

“Allan Pinkerton who had worked for the War Department under President Lincoln founded a private detective agency…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.384

Allan Pinkerton founded Pinkerton National Detective Agency documented document

“Allan Pinkerton who had worked for the War Department under President Lincoln founded a private detective agency…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.384

United States government recruited Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Among the more famous private detectives recruited by the Federal Government was Allan Pinkerton who served as an intelligence organizer and coordinator from April 1861 until the fall of the following year…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.31

Allan Pinkerton worked_for War Department documented document

“His activities in and around Washington were under the direction of the Secretary of War and Colonel Andrew Porter provost marshall responsible for the capital's security while under martial law…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.31

Samuel H. Felton recruited Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Early in 1861 Samuel H Felton president of the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad secured Pinkerton's services to investigate threats of damage to the line…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Allan Pinkerton worked_for Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers documented document

“Pinkerton's involvement in intelligence activity in the Union cause actually occurred before the Great Emancipator arrived at the White House…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.32

Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded Allan Pinkerton documented

“McClellan to provide intelligence for his army. When McClellan became the Union general, the Pinkertons took over much of the intelligence functions for the Union army, in addition to forming an early version of the Secret Service to protec…”

▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 41:35

Allan Pinkerton founded Pinkerton National Detective Agency documented

“Alan Pinkerton meets a Chicago lawyer by the name of Edward Rucker, and they formed the Northwestern Police Agency, which then became the Pinkerton Agency. Where it gets interesting, where did they meet? Oh, in a local Masonic Hall. Yeah, t…”

▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 1:04:27

Allan Pinkerton member_of Freemasons host_asserted

▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 1:04:27

Allan Pinkerton founded Pinkerton National Detective Agency host_asserted

“I'll set a little bit of background, just jump in wherever. I'm going to do this chronologically. Okay. So who are the Pinkerton detectives? Started by a guy by the name of Alan Pinkerton. Born 1819 and died in 1884. Pinkerton is a Scottish…”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:03:04

Allan Pinkerton recruited Kate Warne host_asserted

“That's why I started with Washington spies. These are Lincoln's spies. Now, the story is that he headed off an assassination plot of Lincoln in Baltimore, Maryland. Pinkerton didn't do it. What it was is one of their detectives, a woman by …”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:08:04

Allan Pinkerton appointed Union Intelligence Service host_asserted

“I'll tell that story real quick. Oh, real quick. So after he becomes a Pinkerton agency, Pinkerton uses his own skills in espionage, starts attracting clients, and they're growing. And eventually, because they're such big backers of Lincoln…”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:07:30

Allan Pinkerton appointed Chicago host_asserted

“Interestingly enough, Pinkerton was very good friends with none other than John Brown. Hmm. All right, so how does he become a detective? He comes across a band of counterfeiters. He's out in the woods looking for wood for his barrels, sees…”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:04:09

Allan Pinkerton spied_on Confederate States of America host_asserted

“And that's where they got the motto, We Never Sleep. It was because of Kate Worney. Cool story, huh? Yeah. That's where you get your private eye. All right. So during the Civil War, the Pinkerton agents, they'd work undercover, dress up as …”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:08:34

Lafayette Baker succeeded Allan Pinkerton documented

“So, Alan Pinkerton resigned his post in protest towards the end of 1862 after McClellan was relieved of command following the Battle of Antietam. Afterwards, the Union Intelligence Service would be taken over by military officer Lafayette B…”

▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 47:15

Allan Pinkerton removed_from_power Union Intelligence Service documented

▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 47:15

Allan Pinkerton headed Union Intelligence Service documented

“and the abolitionist movement, both good and bad abolitionists, he gets appointed as the head of the Union Intelligence Service. That's why it started with Washington spies. These are Lincoln spies. Now, the story is that he headed off an a…”

▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 1:07:33

Allan Pinkerton removed_from_power Union Intelligence Service documented

“So Alan Pinkerton resigned his post in protest towards the end of 1862 after McClellan was relieved of command following the Battle of Antietam. Afterwards, the Union Intelligence Service would be taken over by military officer Lafayette Ba…”

▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER through Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 52:14

Allan Pinkerton headed Pinkerton National Detective Agency documented

▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER through Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 46:34

Lafayette Baker succeeded Allan Pinkerton documented

▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER through Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 52:14

Allan Pinkerton member_of Scottish Rite Freemasonry host_asserted

“Alan Pinkerton meets a Chicago lawyer by the name of Edward Rucker, and they formed the Northwestern Police Agency, which then became the Pinkerton Agency. Well, it gets interesting. Where did they meet? Oh, in a local Masonic Hall. Yeah, t…”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:04:47

Allan Pinkerton overbilled_or_diverted Union Intelligence Service host_asserted

“looking back, have been very critical of the intelligence that Pinkerton provided to the Union Army. He said he would exaggerate troop movements. And if you tell a Union general that the South has twice as many troops as they actually have,…”

▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 1:09:09

Allan Pinkerton overbilled_or_diverted George B. McClellan host_asserted

“He consistently overestimated the Confederacy troop strength, contributing to McClellan's hesitancy to engage his opponents. Huh. That's interesting. Wonder if that was on purpose. It always is. Pinkerton's loyalty. Well, and you know, it's…”

▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 42:03

Allan Pinkerton overbilled_or_diverted George B. McClellan documented

“It proved to be a disaster. He consistently overestimated the Confederacy troop strength, contributing to McClellan's hesitancy to engage his opponents. Huh. That's interesting. Wonder if that was on purpose. It always is. Pinkerton's loyal…”

▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER through Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 47:01