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London Magazine |
March 1777 |
James Aitken alias "John the Painter" |
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image in London Magazine March 1777 |
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Gazetter of U. S. |
1789 |
Gazetter of United States, No. LXX, Saturday 12 December 1789 |
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article |
Silas Deane |
Report of Silas Deane and Brussels and collection of L70 for
passage on ship to America. |
Abernathy, T. P. |
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American Historical Association |
1934 April |
"Commercial Activities of Silas Deane in France," American
Historical Review Vol. 39, No. 3 |
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diplomacy, commercial affairs |
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Aldridge, Alfred Owen |
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Philadelphia Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
1961 |
"Thomas Paine and Comus" in Pennsylvania Magazine of
History and Biography, vol. 85 no. 1 (pp.70-75) |
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journal article |
Silas Deane, Thomas Paine |
Discussion of Thomas Paine's (pseudonym "Comus") newspaper
attacks on Silas Deane and others. |
Anderson, Dennis Kent and Anderson, Godfrey T. |
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New England Quarterly |
1984 |
The Death of Silas Deane: Another Opinion" in New England
Quarterly |
New England Quarterly 57 (1984) pp. 98-105 |
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Silas Deane |
Authors reconsider their earlier article "Edward Bancroft,
M.D., F.R.S., Aberrant 'Practioner of Physick'" in Medical
History (1973) vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 356-367 and consider possibility
that Deane died of natural causes perhaps caused by tuberculosis. |
Anderson, Godfrey T. and Anderson, Dennis Kent |
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Great Briatain: Medical History |
1973 |
"Edward Bancroft, M.D., F.R.S., Aberrant 'Practioner of
Physick.'" in Medical History (Great Britain) 1973, vol. 17,
no. 4 (pp. 356-357) |
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journal article |
Edward Bancroft, Silas Deane, espionage |
Although in this article the authors discuss the possiblility
that Bancroft was responsible for Deane's death, see also their
later article "The Death of Silas Deane: Another Opinion, " in
New England Quarterly (1984) v. 57, no. 1, pp. 98-105 of a reconsideration
of this subject. |
Andrews, C. M. |
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New Haven: Yale University |
1928 April |
"A Note on the Franklin-Deane Mission to France, " Yale
University Library Gazette vol. II, no. 4, pp. 53-68 |
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diplomacy, Silas Deane, Benjamin Franklin |
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Bemis, Samuel Flagg |
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American Historical Association |
April 1924 |
"The British Secret Service and the French-American Alliance," American
Historical Review, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 474-495 |
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Bill, Shirley A. and Gottschalk, Louis |
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Prologue IV (Winter 1972), pp. 219-223 |
1972 |
"Silas Deane's Worthless Agreement with Lafayette" |
Prologue IV (Winter 1972) pp. 219-223. |
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Silas Deane, Lafayette |
Also reprinted in Prologue Special Issue, vol. 26, 1994, pp.
18-22. |
Bloom, Richard |
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American History Illustrated |
November 1978 |
"Silas Deane: Patriot or Renegade?" in American History
Illustrated November 1978 (pp. 32-42) |
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article |
Silas Deane, American Revolution, diplomacy |
Analysis of Deane's actions, the charges against him. The Author
explores both sides of the issue but concludes that Deane's service
in procuring needed supplies was invaluable. |
Boyd, Julian P. |
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William & Mary Quarterly |
April 1959 |
"Silas Deane: Death by a Kindly Teacher of Treason",
Part I. William & Mary Quarterly, XVI, 3rd series, April 1959,
pp. 165-187 |
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Silas Deane, Diplomacy, Espionage |
First of three parts. Source of much of negative characterization
and conspiracy theories regarding Deane. |
Boyd, Julian P. |
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William & Mary Quarterly |
July 1959 |
"Silas Deane: Death by a Kindly Teacher of Treason," Part
II. William & Mary Quarterly, XVI, 3rd series, July 1959, pp.
319-342 |
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Silas Deane, Diplomacy, Espionage. |
Second of three article. Source of much of negative characterization
and conspiracy theories regarding Deane. |
Boyd, Julian P. |
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William & Mary Quarterly |
October 1959 |
"Silas Deane: Death by a Kindly Teacher of Treason" Part
III, William & Mary Quarterly, XVI, 3rd Series, pp. 515-550 |
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Silas Deane, Diplomacy, Espionage |
Third of three article. Source of much of negative characterization
and conspiracy theories regarding Deane. |
Burnett, Edmund Cody |
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American Historical Review |
1917 |
"Ciphers of the Revolutionary Period" |
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Espionage |
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Clark, William Bell |
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Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography |
1939 |
"John the Painter, "Pennsylvania Magazine of History
and Biography, vol. 63 (1939), pp. 1-23 |
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Collier, Christopher |
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Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society Museum |
1964 January |
"Silas Deane Reports on the Continental Congress: A Diary
Fragment: October 1-6, 1774" in Connecticut Historical Society
Bulletin, vol. 29, no. 1 (pp. 1-8) |
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journal article |
Silas Deane, Continental Congress |
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Corwin, E. S. |
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American Historical Association |
1915 |
"The French Objective in the American Revolution," American
Historical Review XXI |
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American Revolution, France, diplomacy |
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Destler, Chester McArthur |
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Connecticut Historical Society Museum |
1970 |
"Barnabas Deane and the Barnabas Deane and Company" |
Connecticut Historical Society Museum bulletin, 35, No. 1 (January
1970), pp.7-19 |
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Commerical Activities |
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Ferguson, E. James and Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles |
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Congressional Studies |
1981 |
"The Investigation of Government Corruption During the American
Revolution" in Congressional Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 1981
(pp. 13-35). |
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journal article |
Silas Deane, Arthur Lee, American Revolution, political corruption |
Discussion of political corruption with specific mention of Silas
Deane, Arthur Lee, Robert Morris and others. |
Fiske, John |
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Atlantic Monthly |
1889 |
"The French Alliance and the Conway Cabal" in Atlantic
Monthly |
Atlantic Monthly LXIV (1889), pp. 220-239 |
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Fraser III, John A. |
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Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, University of Virginia |
1997 |
"The Use of Encrypted Coded and Secret Communications is
an 'Ancient Liberty' Protected by the United States Constitution" in
Virginia Journal of Law and Technology |
Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, Fall 1997 |
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Espionage |
Passing mention regarding secret communications decoded by British
and invisible ink communications. Available online at
http://
www.vjolt.net/vol2/issue |
Fraser III, John A. |
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University of Virginia, 2 Virginia Journal of Law and Technology
2 (Fall 1997) |
1997 |
"The Use of Encrypted, Coded & Secret Communications
is an 'Ancient Liberty' Protected by the United States Constitution" |
http://vjolt.net.vol2/issue |
journal article (online version) |
espionage |
Brief overview of codes and communication including prior to
and during the War of Independence. |
Gerlach, Larry R. |
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Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society-Museum |
July, 1966 |
"Firmness and Prudence: Connecticut, the Continental Congress,
and the National Domain, 1776-1786" in The Connecticut Historical
Society Bulletin, vol. 31, no. 3, pp.65-75 |
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Continental Congress |
One of a series of three articles |
Gerlach, Larry R. |
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Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society Museum |
April, 1967 |
" A Delegation of Steady Habits: the Connecticut Representatives
to the Continental Congress, 1774-1789" in The Connecticut
Historical Society Bulletin, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 33-39 |
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Continental Congress |
This is the second of three articles by Larry Gerlach. |
Goldstein, Kalman |
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Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society |
1980 |
"Silas Deane: Preparation for Rascality" in Historian,
vol. 43, no. 1, 1980 (pp. 75-97) |
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journal article |
Silas Deane |
Discussion of the ways in which Silas Deane's early career foreshadowed
his conduct as a diplomat. Critical of Deane. |
Grant, Ellsworth |
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Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Courant |
June 27, 1976 |
"They Gave Us Liberty": Silas Deane |
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newspaper article (The Hartford Courant) |
Silas Deane |
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Hausmann, Albert |
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Yankee Magazine |
July 1975 |
"Doctor of Duplicity" in Yankee Magazine July 1975
(pp. 78-87) |
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Silas Deane, Edward Bancroft, diplomacy |
Regards Deane as a traitor. |
Hayden, Ralston |
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The Magazine of American History |
1913 |
"The Apostasy of Silas Deane" |
The Magazine of History, Vol XVI, March 1913, pp. 95-103 |
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Silas Deane |
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Hendrick, Burton J. |
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Atlantic Monthly |
1935 |
"America's First Ambassador" in Atlantic Monthly |
Atlantic Monthly, XLVI (August 1935), pp. 137-148 |
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Diplomacy |
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Hendrick, Burton J. |
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Atlantic Monthly |
1935 |
"Worse Than Arnold" in Atlantic Monthly |
Atlantic Monthly CLVI (October 1935) pp. 385-395 |
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Hoadley, Charles J. |
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Philadelphia Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
1877 |
"Silas Deane" in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History
and Biography, vol. 1, no. 1 |
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journal article |
Silas Deane, American Revolution, diplomacy |
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Meng, John J. |
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American Historical Review |
1938 |
"A Footnote to Secret Aid" |
American Historical Review, XLII (1938) |
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Diplomacy |
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Morris, Richard B. |
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Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 57, July, 1862 |
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"An Effort of Genius" A Tale for the American Bicentennial |
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Pogue, Dennis |
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American History. A Primedia Publication |
February 2004 |
"George Washington as Slave Master." American History,
February 2004, pp. 53-61. |
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George Washington, slavery |
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Rakove, Jack N. |
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Chicago: Loyola University Press |
1978 |
"French Diplomacy and American Politics: The First Crisis,
1779," in Mid-America, vol. 60, 1978 (pp. 27-35) |
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journal article |
Diplomacy, France, Continental Congress, Silas Deane, Arthur
Lee |
Discussion of early struggles in the Continental Congress in
shaping foreign policy. |
Redford, Phyllis H. |
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Sturbridge, MA: The New England Galaxy |
1972 |
"The Troubles of Silas Deane" in New England Galaxy,
vol. 13, no. 3, 1972 (pp. 12-20) |
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Silas Deane, diplomacy, France |
Focuses on Silas Deane as a diplomat. |
Stephanson, Orlando W. |
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American Historical Association |
January 1925 |
"The Supply of Gunpowder in 1776," American Historical
Review Vol. XXX, No. 2 January 1925, pp. 271-281 |
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military, diplomacy |
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Stille, Charles J. |
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Philadelphia Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
1887 |
"Beaumarchais and the Lost Million" in Pennsylvania
Magazine of History and Biography, XI |
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, XI (1887), pp.
1-36. |
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Stinchcombe, William |
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William & Mary Quarterly |
1975 |
"A Note on Silas Deane's Death" in William & Mary
Quarterly, 3rd series, 32 (1975) |
William & Mary Quarterly, 3rd series, 32 (1975), pp. 619-624. |
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Silas Deane |
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Trumbull, J. Hammond |
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Magazine of American History |
1884 |
"A Business Firm in the Revolution: Barnabas Deane and Company" in
Magazine of American History, XII (1884) |
Magazine of American History, XII (1884), pp. 17-28. |
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Commercial Activities |
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Van Tyne, C. H. |
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American Historical Review |
1925 |
"French Aid Before the Alliance of 1778" |
American Historical Review, XXXI (1925), pp. 20-41 |
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Diplomacy |
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Van Tyne, C. H. |
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American Historical Review |
1916 |
"Influences which Determined the French Government to Make
the Treaty with America, 1778" |
American Historical Review, XXI (1916), pp. 528-541 |
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Diplomacy |
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Van Tyne, C. H. |
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American Historical Review |
October, 1913 |
"Influence of the Clergy, and of Religious and Sectarian
Forces, on the American Revolution" |
the American Historical Review, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 44-64 |
imprint (article) |
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Weber, Ralph E. with an introduction by David W. Gaddy |
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Washington, D. C.: Center for Cryptologic History, National Security
Agency |
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Masked Dispatches |
codes |
introduction by David W. Gaddy speaks of Deane |