Silas Deane (December 24, 1737 - September 23, 1789), was a delegate to the American Continental Congress and later a diplomat. December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Continental Congress is the label given to three successive bodies of representatives: The Fhiirst Continental Congress met from September 5, 2774 to October 26, 1774. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ...

He was born in Groton, Connecticut, graduated from Yale in 1758 and in 1761 was admitted to the bar, but instead of practicing became a merchant at Wethersfield. Waterfront of Groton, Connecticut looking upriver Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Wethersfield is a census-designated place located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ...

He took an active part in the movements in Connecticut preceding the War of Independence, and from 1774 to 1776 was a delegate from Connecticut to the Continental Congress. Early in 1776 he was sent to France by Congress, in a semi-official capacity, as a secret agent to induce the French government to lend its financial aid to the colonies. Subsequently he became, with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee, one of the regularly accredited commissioners to France from Congress. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The Continental Congress is the label given to three successive bodies of representatives: The Fhiirst Continental Congress met from September 5, 2774 to October 26, 1774. ... Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 1777 Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. ... Arthur Lee (1740-1792), was an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. ...

On arriving in Paris, Deane at once opened negotiations with Vergennes and Beaumarchais, securing through the latter the shipment of many vessel loads of arms and munitions of war to America. He also enlisted the services of a number of Continental soldiers of fortune, among whom were Lafayette, Baron Johann de Kalb and Thomas Conway. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes (20 December 1717–13 February 1787) was a French statesman and diplomat. ... Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (January 24, 1732 - May 18, 1799) was, among other accomplishments, a writer and librettist. ... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ...  An engraving showing the wounded Baron de Kalb Johann Henry Jules Alexandre von Robaii, Baron de Kalb (born Johann Kalb) (1721-1780) was a German soldier and volunteer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. ... Thomas Conway (1734-1800) was a French soldier from Ireland who served as a General of the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. ...

His carelessness in keeping account of his receipts and expenditures, and the differences between himself and Arthur Lee regarding the contracts with Beaumarchais, eventually led, in November 1777, to his recall to face charges, of which Lee's complaints formed the basis. Before returning to America, however, he signed on February 6, 1778 the treaties of amity and commerce and of alliance which he and the other commissioners had successfully negotiated. Arthur Lee has been the name of several notable men: Arthur Lee (1740-1792), U.S. envoy to France Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (1868-1947), British soldier and diplomat Arthur Lee (born 1945), U.S. psychedelic rock musician Arthur Lee (born c. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In America he was defended by John Jay and John Adams, and after stating his case to Congress was allowed to return to Paris (1781) to settle his affairs. Differences with various French officials led to his retirement to the Netherlands, where he remained until after the treaty of peace had been signed, when he settled in England. The publication of some "intercepted" letters in Rivington's Royal Gazette in New York (1781), in which Deane declared his belief that the struggle for independence was hopeless and counselled a return to British allegiance, aroused such animosity against him in America that for some years he remained in England. John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1794 John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat and jurist. ... John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the first (1789–1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797–1801) President of the United States. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ...

He died on shipboard in Deal harbour, England, on September 23 1789 after having embarked for America on the Boston Packet. No evidence of his dishonesty was ever discovered, and Congress recognized the validity of his claims by voting $37,000 to his heirs in 1842. He published his defence in An Address to the Free and Independent Citizens of the United States of North America (Hartford, Conn., and London, 1784). Deal is a town in Kent, England. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The successful Revolutionary frigate USS Deane was named after him, as is Silas Deane Middle School in Wethersfield. Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ... The Continental Navy frigate USS Deane, named after American commissioner to France Silas Deane, was built at Nantes, France, and brought to the United States in May 1778 to be prepared for sea. ...

His stepson was Continental Officer Colonel Samuel B. Webb Continental may refer to: The adjective of continent, such as in continental Europe, continental breakfast, or continental climate, or Continental Glacier; The culture of the continental nation states of Europe, inasmuch as it contrasts with the culture of Anglo-Saxon England; Continental Motors, an aircraft engine manufacturer in the United... Any holder of an office or of a post may bear the title officer. ...

References

• The Correspondence of Silas Deane was published in the Connecticut Historical Society's Collections, vol. ii.
• The Deane Papers, in 5 vols., in the New York Historical Society's Collections (1887-1890)
• Winsor's Narrative and Critical History, vol. vii. chap. i.
• Wharton's Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States (6 vols., Washington, 1889).
• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.