Despite his important role, Townsend demanded that his identity be kept secret, even from George Washington himself, so he came to be known as Samuel Culper Junior.
For to which of the angels did God ever say, " You are my Son; today I have become your Father" [ Psalm 2: 7 ] ? Or again, " I will be his Father, and he will be my Son" [ 2 Samuel 7: 14; 1 Chron. 17: 13 ] ?