Raised in rhode island and graduated from Brown University, mr. Mcburney has been an attorney in washington, d. C. , for the last 25 years. His prior book to kidnapping the enemy was also on the revolutionary war. Please join me in welcoming Christian Mcburney to the national archives. [applause] thank you. Before i begin my presentation, i would like to know if anyone in the audience is a hollywood screenwriter. A few days ago, i received a call from someone who professed to be a hollywood agent saying he wanted to submit the screenplay of my book to hollywood and believe it or not having matt damon or George Clooney with a leading role. If anyone is interested in being a screenwriter, please let me know. I am just kidding. I am not taking it that seriously. That is charles lee. These operations of kidnapping were not infrequent. George washington supported such efforts undertaken by the Continental Army. Referring to a plan to capture clinton in new york city, he wrote i think it one
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