1From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Lee, 19 February 1776 (Franklin Papers)
, 366; Dull, French Navy, pp. 27, 377; James H. Hutson, “...
2The Committee of Secret Correspondence to William Bingham, 21 September[– 1 October 1776] (Franklin Papers)
...ready, but none was yet in active service: Dull, French Navy, pp. 52–3, 60–1.
3From Benjamin Franklin to John Hancock, 8 [December] 1776 (Franklin Papers)
...the British naval preparations were much exaggerated; see Dull, French Navy, pp. 60–3, 75.
The French navy was far from ready. The British, nevertheless, were... .... Dull,French Navy...
5The American Commissioners to the Committee of Secret Correspondence, 17[–22] January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...were actually being made were less impressive; see Dull, French Navy, pp. 63–4.
...Boux had achieved an eminence in the French navy remarkable for one who was not of noble birth...
7The American Commissioners to the Comte de Vergennes, 7 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...ordered its patrols to give protection on demand. Dull, French Navy, pp. 64–5, 70–1; Stevens,
, 448–69; Dull, French Navy, pp. 83–6.
9The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 12 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Dull, French Navy, pp. 77–8; Clark,
10The American Commissioners to Henry Johnson, 28 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Dull, French Navy, pp. 78–80.