1To Benjamin Franklin from Ralph Izard and Arthur Lee, 6 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
’s letter to Lee of May 3 and Dull, French Navy, pp. 125, 146, 159–60, 363.
2To John Adams from Arthur Lee, 4 December 1779 (Adams Papers)
...but privateers ignores the fact that the French navy outfitted and maintained the ships...
3To John Adams from Arthur Lee, 24 September 1779 (Adams Papers)
French Navy and Amer. Independence
...with a slightly smaller number the following day: Dull, French Navy, 120–2; W.M. James,
...Boux had achieved an eminence in the French navy remarkable for one who was not of noble birth...
6The 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...
7The American Commissioners to Henry Johnson, 28 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Dull, French Navy, pp. 78–80.
8The American Commissioners to Sartine, 25 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
110n), and his letter offered to provide the French navy with masts:
9The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 12 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Dull, French Navy, pp. 77–8; Clark,
10The 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,