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Misencik, Paul R. (2016). Sally Townsend, George Washington's teenage spy. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-9987-8. OCLC910334343. Misencik provides an extensive account of Sally Townsend's role as a spy.