ALS, 1780 August 28, Paris, to Thomas Mumford | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Authors:Silas Deane, Thomas Mumford

Manuscript, English, 1780

Genre:History

Physical Description:6 pages ; 23 x 19 cm

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:13357452

Subjects:

1775-1783

History

Military participation French

United States

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Participation, French

Contents:

Deane, who had secured military assistance (troops and supplies) from France, had returned to France to obtain audits of his accounts; vouchers, to prove his expenses to Congress. Disenchanted with the Revolution, he writes here to his brother-in-law of France's increasing resentment of Americans because of the way the Revolution was being carried out