A Personal Spy?
03-08-2017, 08:53 PM, (This post was last modified: 03-08-2017, 09:12 PM by L Verge.)
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A Personal Spy?
We are selling a new book on Spies in Washington, DC during various periods of the nation's history. Chapter 2 is about 12 pages of blurb-type histories on various ones related to the Civil War.

There is mention there (with no source notes) that Mr. Lincoln had his own personal spy, a gentleman named Lloyd (first name William? I'll verify that later). According to the authors, Mr. Lloyd was paid $200/month.

Has anyone ever read this before and researched its veracity?

(03-08-2017, 08:53 PM)L Verge Wrote: We are selling a new book on Spies in Washington, DC during various periods of the nation's history. Chapter 2 is about 12 pages of blurb-type histories on various ones related to the Civil War.

There is mention there (with no source notes) that Mr. Lincoln had his own personal spy, a gentleman named Lloyd (first name William? I'll verify that later). According to the authors, Mr. Lloyd was paid $200/month.

Has anyone ever read this before and researched its veracity?

I just answered my own question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alvin_Lloyd

Has anyone researched anything further as far as his veracity? He seems to have gotten some compensation from higher-ups...

(03-08-2017, 08:53 PM)L Verge Wrote: We are selling a new book on Spies in Washington, DC during various periods of the nation's history. Chapter 2 is about 12 pages of blurb-type histories on various ones related to the Civil War.

There is mention there (with no source notes) that Mr. Lincoln had his own personal spy, a gentleman named Lloyd (first name William? I'll verify that later). According to the authors, Mr. Lloyd was paid $200/month.

Has anyone ever read this before and researched its veracity?

(03-08-2017, 08:53 PM)L Verge Wrote: We are selling a new book on Spies in Washington, DC during various periods of the nation's history. Chapter 2 is about 12 pages of blurb-type histories on various ones related to the Civil War.

There is mention there (with no source notes) that Mr. Lincoln had his own personal spy, a gentleman named Lloyd (first name William? I'll verify that later). According to the authors, Mr. Lloyd was paid $200/month.

Has anyone ever read this before and researched its veracity?

I just answered my own question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alvin_Lloyd

Has anyone researched anything further as far as his veracity? He seems to have gotten some compensation from higher-ups...

More info: http://www.civilwarhome.com/lloydbio.htm
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A Personal Spy? - by L Verge - 03-08-2017, 08:53 PM
RE: A Personal Spy? - by Gene C - 03-08-2017, 11:01 PM
RE: A Personal Spy? - by RJNorton - 03-09-2017, 06:08 AM
RE: A Personal Spy? - by L Verge - 03-09-2017, 01:36 PM
RE: A Personal Spy? - by BettyO - 03-10-2017, 06:17 AM
RE: A Personal Spy? - by L Verge - 03-10-2017, 10:35 AM

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