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[Document, 1780 October 16]

21. [Document, 1780 October 16]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: October 16, 1780
  • Summary: Is surprised that his letter, containing the letter from Don Juan, has not arrived. Is piqued by the shortness of Jay's letter. War news. John Adams and Mr. Searle are in Holland. American affairs are in a bad state. There are many intrigues in France...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1780 September 04

22. Document, 1780 September 04

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 04
  • Summary: Sends a letter from the Spanish Minister with a proposed contract approved of by Don Juan.
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 September 13

23. Document, 1780 September 13

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 13
  • Summary: Does not know if Jay still has cipher; cannot write in particular on matters that interest them. Mr. Searle arrived from Philadelphia; has not seen him nor Dr. Franklin. Has had no recent news from America. Spirits were raised ...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 September 13

24. Document, 1780 September 13

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 13
  • Summary: Mr. Searle has arrived from Philadelphia, but he brings nothing new. The spirits of the people were raised by the arrival of Ternay and his forces. Everyone in England is busy with new elections since the dissolution of Parliam...
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[Document, 1780 September 13]

25. [Document, 1780 September 13]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: September 13, 1780
  • Summary: Does not know if Jay still has cipher; cannot write in particular on matters that interest them. Mr. Searle arrived from Philadelphia; has not seen him nor Dr. Franklin. Has had no recent news from America. Spirits were raised by arrival of Monsieur d...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1780 September 18

26. Document, 1780 September 18

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 18
  • Summary: Has not neglected to write, but the news he had to communicate was not too important. Spirits in America were raised by the foreign assistance, but the inferiority at sea is unfortunate. American credit is lost in Europe. "It i...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 September 18

27. Document, 1780 September 18

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 18
  • Summary: Has not neglected to write, but the news he had to communicate was not too important. Spirits in America were raised by the foreign assistance, but the inferiority at sea is unfortunate. American credit is lost in Europe. "It i...
  • Number of Images: 0
[Document, 1780 September 18]

28. [Document, 1780 September 18]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: September 18, 1780
  • Summary: Has not neglected to write, but the news he had to communicate was not too important. Spirits in America were raised by the foreign assistance, but the inferiority at sea is unfortunate. American credit is lost in Europe. "It is almost as great a disg...
  • Number of Images: 11
[Document, 1781 April 8]

29. [Document, 1781 April 8]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: April 8, 1781
  • Summary: Glad Jay agrees with his reasons for not publishing a defense right now. In no way implicated Gouverneur Morris in attacks on him. Did not speak prejudicially against the American cause; only spoke the truth about the situation and would never stoop t...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1781 June 25]

30. [Document, 1781 June 25]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 25, 1781
  • Summary: Wonders at John Jay's silence. Has not written since he was waiting to hear from John Jay. Letter undated but entered between letters of 25 June & 5 July in letterbook.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1781 March 26]

31. [Document, 1781 March 26]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 26, 1781
  • Summary: Letterbook copy. Wishes he could see Jay to convince him that there are many things infinitely more important than the subject on which he closed his last letter. Movements of fleet.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1781 September 26]

32. [Document, 1781 September 26]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: September 26, 1781
  • Summary: Received your last letter of July 16 but was about to leave for a six-week journey to Holland. Commander Gillon sailed from there to America in the ship L'Indien. James Searle (congressional agent) went as a passenger with him, but unaccountably left ...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1782 December 01

33. Document, 1782 December 01

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1782 December 01
  • Summary: Deane had resolved to remain in retirement until the general storm which raged over certain letters alleged to have been written by him should have died down. He has passed time by writing a history of his negotiations and tran...
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[Document, 1782 November 17]

34. [Document, 1782 November 17]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821 (Addressee)
  • Date: November 17, 1782
  • Summary: The most infamous libel has appeared in London papers asserting that Deane made a fortune of 30 or 40 thousand pounds by purchasing arms at three livres and charging Congress as Louis d'Ors for them. Asks Bancroft to contact Jay and Franklin and persu...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1783 December 01]

35. [Document, 1783 December 01]

[Document, 1783 February 10]

36. [Document, 1783 February 10]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: February 10, 1783
  • Summary: Asks Jay's aid in traveling to London in order to try to straighten out some of his accounts. In very meager circumstances with hardly enough to live on. Congress has done nothing about his back accounts. Happy over the peace and congratulates Jay on ...
  • Number of Images: 4
[Document, 1783 February 10]

37. [Document, 1783 February 10]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: February 10, 1783
  • Summary: Through strict economy and loans, Deane has been able to spend 3 years in Europe waiting for Congress to examine his accounts, which still has not been done. Lack of funds has prevented attempts to regain his lost fortune. He has a considerable balanc...
  • Number of Images: 5
Document, 1783 February 28

38. Document, 1783 February 28

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1783 February 28
  • Summary: Thanks Jay for gaining his permission to go to London on private business. Surprised that such a journey by him was ever thought dangerous. Unaware that any specific charges against him were ever made as to speculation.
  • Number of Images: 0
[Document, 1783 November 04]

39. [Document, 1783 November 04]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: November 04, 1783
  • Summary: Came to see Jay but he was not in. Wants Jay to set a time when they can meet for about an hour.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1789 June 25]

40. [Document, 1789 June 25]

  • Name: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 25, 1789
  • Summary: Deane heard from Mr. Sayre that Jay had inquired about him. Deane now writes to ask Jay to use his influence to have the balance which is due to him settled and acknowledged by the government.
  • Number of Images: 1