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American Philisophical Society |
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Ahern Naval History |
http://www.amphilsoc.org/guides/
naval/partii.htm |
documents related to naval history |
letters and documents concerning naval matters in Revolutionary
War |
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Rafalko, Frank J. |
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"American Revolution and the Post-Revolutionary Era: A Historical
Legacy," Chapter 1 in A Counter Intelligence Reader: American
Revolution to World War II |
http://www.fas.org/irp/ops/ci/docs/
ci1/ch1c.htm |
website article |
American Revolution, espionage, Edward Bancroft |
This is on the web site of the Federation of American Scientists/
National Counter Intelligence Center.For references to Silas Deane
see sections of Chapter 1 on "Dr. Edward Bancroft" and "Secret
Wrtiting." |
Perkins, James Breck |
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"France in the Revolution, Chapter IV Silas Deane's Mission" |
http://www.americanrevolution.org/
frcon.html |
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American Revolution, diplomacy, Silas Deane |
Synopsis of Silas Deane's efforts in France. The author James
Perkins concludes that Deane's contributions "in our war for
independence was so important and so curious that it deserves a
careful examination." |
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George Washington and Slavery |
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu
/slavery/index.html |
George Washington Papers at University of Virginia |
George Washington, slavery |
University of Virginia website for text of George Washington
Papers pertaining to his slaves. |
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George Washington Papers (internet accessible) |
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
gwhtml/gwhome.html |
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George Washington, slavery, correspondence, etc. |
Library of Congress American Memory website for images and transcriptions
of versions of numerous George Washington papers. |
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Silas Deane Papers: A Guide to the Silas Deane Papers at the
Connecticut Historical Society |
http://www.chs.org/library/ead/
htm_faids/deans1789.htm |
Silas Deane Papers |
a listing of all letters CHS Museum has available |
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Web site for The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut
from April 1636-October 1776." |
http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ |
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Connecticut Legislation |
Online text version of The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut
from April 1636-October 1776." Individual volumes are searchable
by "Deane," " Silas," "militia," "slave," "Negro," etc.
Volumes are also available at major research libraries. |
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Web site listing of diseases |
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
misc/disease.shtml |
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This genealogical website includes a glossary of diseases often
mentioned in 18th century records. |
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Web site of archaeology site in Maryland with slavery |
http://www.newsouthassoc.com/
newsletters/newsletter27.html
#anchor213532 |
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Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture |
African archaeological evidence in Maryland |
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Web site of George Washington Papers at the University of Virginia |
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/
slavery/index.html |
web site |
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Hartford: The Hartford Courant |
29 September 2002 |
Web site of Hartford Courant's special on slavery in Connecticut |
http://www.ctnow.com/news/
local/northeast/hc-slavery.special |
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Enslavement in Connecticut, African American culture, legislation,
commerce |
The Hartford Courant's Northeast Magazine Special "Complicity:
How Connecticut Chained Itself to Slavery." For archaeology
see Chapter 1 "The Plantation Next Door." For reference
to Silas Deane, Roger Sherman (fellow delegate to Continental Congress)
and Jeremiah Wadsworth (a business partner) see Chapter 3 "Sins
of Our Fathers." Both written by Joel Lang. To access on line
you may need to register (free) at the Courant's website. Thie
entire issue of "Complicity" is available at the Hartford
Courant, 285 Broad St., Hartford, CT 06115 ( 860-241-3912). |
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Web site of Library of Congress |
http://www.loc.gov/ |
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documents of American History |
excellent for research; Silas Deane included |
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Web site of Mount Vernon |
http://www.mountvernon.org/ |
website |
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Information and archaeology on George Washington and the servants,
slaves, and overseers who lived at Mount Vernon. |
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Web site of Smithsonian article on Connecticut archaeology |
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/
smithsonian/issues01/nov01/poi.html |
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Achaeology, enslavement, African American culture |
African archaeological evidence in Connecticut |
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Web site of Yale University's collection of primary documents
from 18th century |
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/
avalon/18th.htm |
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18th century documents, diplomacy, American Revolution |
The Avalon Project of Yale Law School contains the transcriptions
of numerous documents. Among those mentioning Silas Deane are the
American-French treaties |
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Web site on African archaeological evidence in Maryland |
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/anth/
aia/TourAIA.htm |
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Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture. |
African archaeological evidence in Maryland |
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Web site on African presence in 1700s house in Brooklyn |
http://www.archaeology.org/0105/
abstracts/lott.html |
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Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture |
African archaeological evidence at the Lott House in Brooklyn,
NY. |
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Web site on cosmograms in Texas |
http://www.webarchaeology.com/
html/kongocos.htm |
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Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture |
African archaeological evidence in Texas |
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Web Site on John Adams |
http://www.masshist.org/
digitaladams/aea/ |
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John Adams, American Revolution, diplomacy, slavery, correspondence |
Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive of the Massachusetts
Historical Society |
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Web site on Salem, Connecticut slave plantation in Archaeology
Magazine |
http://www.archaeology.org/0109/
newsbriefs/slavery.html |
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archaeology, enslavement in Connecticut, African American culture |
Archaeology Magazine article on African diaspora archaeology
at Salem plantation in Connecticut |
Clark, George L. |
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Web site providing entire text of George L.Clark's biography
of Silas Deane |
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/ABL/
etext/silasdeane/silasdeane.html |
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Silas Deane biography |
Quinnipiac College has put on line the text of the entire biography |
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Website for Philadelphia as first US capitol |
http://www.ushistory.org/
presidentshouse |
website |
slavery, archaeology, George Washington as President |
Findings and controversy regarding enslaved people of America's
first president. |
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Website of Central Intelligence Agency |
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/
warindep/intelltech.html
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Revolutionary War |
spies |
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Website of Massachusetts History |
http://www.masshist.org/longroad/
01slavery/slavery.htm |
website |
slavery in Massachusetts |
Massachusetts Historical Society website on the African-American
experience in Massachusetts |