Nathan Hale: A Brief Summary

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Nathan Hale was born on June 6, 1755 in Coventry, CT. When Nathan Hale was 14 he went to Yale College with his brother Enoch Hale who was 16. Hale was also going to school with a fellow future American spy Benjamin Talmadge. The Hale brothers also went to the Linonian Society of Yale. The class talked about astronomy, mathematics, literature, and the ethics of slavery. Nathan graduated class with first class honors in 1773 at the age of 18 and he became a teacher in East Haddam and later in New London. Nathan Hale first joined a Connecticut militia and became first lieutenant in 5 months. His militia participated in the siege of Boston and Hale remained behind. Later Hale received a letter from his old classmate Benjamin Talmadge that said