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Silas
Deane made at least one disastrous error in judgment. He wrote
a pamphlet in 1783,
published in 1784, addressed to the American citizens entitled “To
the Free and Independent Citizens of the United States of North-America” (Doc.
30; N.B. We have typed in bold a very telling section of this
long document if you cannot read it all at this time). In this
pamphlet
Silas strongly advised the colonies to reconnect with England for
future success in the world of trade and finance. Unfortunately
for Deane’s reputation it was at this very point that General
Washington’s army, with the help of France, was the victor
in the Revolutionary War. Deane had thought the conflict would
end with England being the victor, an outcome that had seemed likely
at many points during the Revolution.
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Silas Deane

Yale Class of 1758

Silas passed the bar

Elizabeth Deane

Mehitable Deane & son Jesse

Silas Deane House,
Webb Deane Stevens Museum

Hairstyles of the time

John Adams

George Washington

Congress, 1774

General Lafayette

Saratoga

Benjamin Franklin

Europe, 1813

Silas' pamphlet, 1783

Inside Silas' pamphlet, 1783

General Rochambeau

Silas Deane miniature, 1776

Silas Deane's Obituary
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