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There is not enough evidence to claim the James Rivington was supplying information to George Washington. The "evidence" for such a claim is a tenuous reference in one of Washington's letters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.16.50 (talk) 23:19, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, one of the source links, a paper by Kara Pierce, does not link to the specified material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.16.50 (talk) 23:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This article is an exact copy of http://www . famousamericans . net/jamesrivington/ (I had to mess with the URL because apparently this is a blacklisted URL for wikipedia) It should be changed but I don't know enough about James Rivington to know where to begin. I just found a biography that has some sources at http://www.binghamton.edu/history/resources/bjoh/A%20Revolutionary%20Masquerade%20The%20Chronicles%20of%20James%20Rivington.htm Maybe someone who knows a little more can take it from there. Michael.passman (talk) 03:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thoroughly revised from better sources.--Wetman (talk) 06:57, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]