Abstract
dc:description.abstractIn March 1776, prior to the Declaration of Independence, the Secret Committee of Correspondence sent Silas Deane to France as commercial agent to secure aid for the Colonies. After July 4, 1776, he was appointed to serve with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee as a diplomatic representative. He was recalled in March 1778, charged with misconduct. |This paper purports to follow Deane’s activities in France and his efforts until 1781 to secure a full hearing by congress on the charges responsible f or his recall.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- Creighton University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1946
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- McCarthy, Marie Helen
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Nielson, P. Raymond
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.
- Language dc:language.iso
- en_US
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10504/92238
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/92238