Deane Silas 1737-1789 Delegate From Connecticut To Continental


Congress, 1774. Sent to France as secret political agent, 1776.

Instrumental in negotiating treaties with France, and bringing Lafayette

to America. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Advocates canal to complete navigation between

Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence, 230, 231. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.



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