Deane, Silas,  1737-1789. <br/><br/>
Silas Deane papers, 1775-1784. 

 - 175  items. 1  oversize container. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Letters to Deane from Benjamin Franklin, account kept while in France (1776-1781), certificate of appointment as an American representative in France, and papers relating to Deane's financial claims against Congress (1775-1777). 
<br/><br/><br/>In part, photocopies. <br/>[S.l.]. 
<br/><br/><br/>Member of the Continental Congress from Connecticut and diplomat. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78023655  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Continental Congress. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--France.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--France.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress--Connecticut.<br/>Diplomats.