Letterbooks of Silas Deane, 1777-1784.

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Letterbooks of Silas Deane, 1777-1784.

4 volumes (1,100 items).1 container.2 microfilm reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8074416

Library of Congress

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Deane, Silas, 1738-1789

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Silas Deane (January 4, 1738 [O.S. December 24, 1737] – September 23, 1789) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, and a supporter of American independence. Deane served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, and then became the first foreign diplomat from the United States to France. Born in Groton in the Colony of Connecticut, he received a classical training before graduating from Yale College and studying law. ...