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.