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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




Web Site on John Adams http://www.masshist.org/
digitaladams/aea/

John Adams, American Revolution, diplomacy, slavery, correspondence Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive of the Massachusetts Historical Society




Web site on Salem, Connecticut slave plantation in Archaeology Magazine http://www.archaeology.org/0109/
newsbriefs/slavery.html

archaeology, enslavement in Connecticut, African American culture Archaeology Magazine article on African diaspora archaeology at Salem plantation in Connecticut
Clark, George L.


Web site providing entire text of George L.Clark's biography of Silas Deane http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/ABL/
etext/silasdeane/silasdeane.html

Silas Deane biography Quinnipiac College has put on line the text of the entire biography




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.




Website of Central Intelligence Agency

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/
warindep/intelltech.html

Revolutionary War spies




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
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