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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2026 · 1H 10M

Breaking Apart Dr. Church’s Ciphered Letter

from Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Learn if Dr. Church came into contact with a woman whom remembered him not long after he had returned to Massachusetts from Philadelphia. Figure out what made this encounter rather interesting from a secretive perspective. Get introduced to the term cipher. Learn how John Fleeming was connected to Dr. Church including a skeleton of Dr. Church’s that comes out around late July 1775. Discover how Mary Wenwood is linked with Dr. Church including any particular high level task he assigned her to perform. Find out just how many years Benjamin Church had spent studying overseas in England to become a doctor. Agree if it’s fair to say Dr. Church became so overwhelmed with inquiries regarding care of soldiers that he thought about resigning. Determine if Church himself was given a leave of absence from the Continental Army. Discover who exactly had possession of the ciphered letter come September 1775 including an understanding behind its severity. Find out how Mary Wenwood was viewed by men of higher rank in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Learn what happened to Mary Wenwood come late September after enduring multiple hours of interrogation. Learn if her interrogation brought down Doctor Benjamin Church. Agree if there was more than one individual skilled in the practice of deciphering especially following Dr. Church’s falling out. Determine exactly how many groups of decipherers worked on breaking down Doctor Church’s ciphered letter. Go behind the scenes and learn everything there is possible about just how sensitive Dr. Church’s letter truly was. Learn exactly what kind of cipher Church himself used per the letter written. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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