Edward Bancroft
Edward Bartholomew Bancroft (January 20, 1745 [O.S. January 9, 1744] – September 7, 1821) was an American physician and chemist who became a double agent, spying for both the United States and Great Britain while serving as secretary to the American commission in Paris during the American Revolutionary War. == Early life == Bancroft was born on January 20, 1745, in Westfield, Massachusetts.