"stool pigeon" antedated (?) to 1802

[Stephen Goranson]

....Would [Jonathan?] Brace [1754-1837?] have been called from the Nazareth of Connecticut to have graced the title of an Honourable stool pigeon member?....
....[col. 2] Fie! Dana. Fie!!

OED has 1830. HDAS has ?....

Centinel Of Freedom, page [2], vol. VI, iss. 29, col. 1-2, here 1.
Publication Date:
April 13, 1802
Published as:
The Centinel of Freedom
Location:
Newark, New Jersey
Headline:
For the Centinel
Article Type:
News/Opinion
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Stephen Goranson
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