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.
11The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 18 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...to take any action until her fleets returned: Dull, French Navy, pp. 100, 102.
12The American Commissioners’ Interview on January 8 with Gérard: Four Documents, 1778 (Franklin Papers)
For the background of this decision see Dull, French Navy, pp. 94–100.
13A Proposed Article for the Treaty of Alliance with France, [on or before 27 January 1778] (Franklin Papers)
...event of an Austro-Prussian war over Bavaria. Dull, French Navy, p. 113.
14The Franco-American Treaty of Alliance, 6 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
...time be a party to the treaties; see Dull, French Navy, pp. 94–101.
15Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 26 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
’s 26: Dull, French Navy, p. 356.
16The American Commissioners to the President of Congress, 20 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
...with a slightly smaller number the following day: Dull, French Navy, 120–2; W.M. James,
17From Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, 22 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
...from the 1777 expedition against Portuguese Brazil: Dull, French Navy, pp. 63, 75, 127 n...
French Navy and Amer. Independence
19The American Commissioners to Sartine, 12[–15] October 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Two British frigates captured by the French: Dull, French Navy, p. 357.
20The American Commissioners to Sartine, 25 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
110n), and his letter offered to provide the French navy with masts:
21The American Commissioners to Vergennes, [before 9 January 1779]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Dull, French Navy, pp. 125, 128–35, 362–3.Dull, French Navy, pp. 131–2, 137, 141. The final...
22The Duc de Croÿ’s Account of a Dinner with Franklin, [1 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
...was necessary to win her cooperation: Dull, French Navy, p. 137. For a discussion of the...
23From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 4 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
..., and money that the dockyards were facing see Dull, French Navy, pp. 145–6.
24From Benjamin Franklin to ——— Gratien, 27 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
For the French navy’s new regulations on prizes see
25From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 3 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
...fifty-five ships of the line ready: Dull, French Navy, p. 138n. At the moment a scathing...
26From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 3 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
...27: Auphan, “Communications,” p. 345; Dull, French Navy, p. 160.
27From Benjamin Franklin to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 26 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
During 1779, the French navy cost some 150,000,000 ...been heavy: Dull, French Navy, pp. 345–50;...
28From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 30 June 1779 (Franklin Papers)
...the Zuider Zee. Wood needed by the French navy had been accumulating at Amsterdam; see Dumas...
29From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquis de Lafayette, 1 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
). Details are given in Dull, French Navy, pp. 166, 187, 377.
30From Benjamin Franklin to John Jay, 4[–28] October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
...partly because mortality from the illness was increasing: Dull, French Navy, pp. 164–5.