Silas Deane Online

American Philisophical Society

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

Rafalko, Frank J.

"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

"France in the Revolution, Chapter IV Silas Deane's Mission"

http://www.americanrevolution.org/
frcon.html

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."

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.

George Washington Papers (internet accessible)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
gwhtml/gwhome.html

George Washington, slavery, correspondence, etc.

Library of Congress American Memory website for images and transcriptions of versions of numerous George Washington papers.

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

Web site for The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut from April 1636-October 1776."

http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/

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.

Web site listing of diseases

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
misc/disease.shtml

This genealogical website includes a glossary of diseases often mentioned in 18th century records.

Web site of archaeology site in Maryland with slavery

http://www.newsouthassoc.com/
newsletters/newsletter27.html
#anchor213532

Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture

African archaeological evidence in Maryland

Web site of George Washington Papers at the University of Virginia

http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/
slavery/index.html

web site

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

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).

Web site of Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/

documents of American History

excellent for research; Silas Deane included

Web site of Mount Vernon

http://www.mountvernon.org/

website

Information and archaeology on George Washington and the servants, slaves, and overseers who lived at Mount Vernon.

Web site of Smithsonian article on Connecticut archaeology

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/
smithsonian/issues01/nov01/poi.html

Achaeology, enslavement, African American culture

African archaeological evidence in Connecticut

Web site of Yale University's collection of primary documents from 18th century

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/
avalon/18th.htm

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

Web site on African archaeological evidence in Maryland

http://www.bsos.umd.edu/anth/
aia/TourAIA.htm

Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture.

African archaeological evidence in Maryland

Web site on African presence in 1700s house in Brooklyn

http://www.archaeology.org/0105/
abstracts/lott.html

Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture

African archaeological evidence at the Lott House in Brooklyn, NY.

Web site on cosmograms in Texas

http://www.webarchaeology.com/
html/kongocos.htm

Archaeology, enslavement, African American culture

African archaeological evidence in Texas