Papers in Relation to the Case of Silas Deane (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHARGES AGAINST MR. SILAS DEANE, MR. FRANKLIN, AID MR. ADAMS. CHARGES AGAINST MR. SILAS DEANE, WITH THE EVIDENCE. Ist Charge.?That Mr. Deane, during his political and commercial agency, entered into private commercial concerns. Evidence,?Mr. Deane's Narrative, p. 119; and a publication by Mr. Robert Morris, 9th January; a letter from Mr. Hodge to Commissioners, 10th July, 1778. 2D Charge.?Misapplication of public moneys. Evidence.?A letter from Mr. Hodge to the Commissioners, 10th July, 1778; information given by Mr. R. H. Lee, 18th September, 1778; extracts of letters from John Lloyd and William Stephenson to Mr. A. Lee, 21st and 22d January, and 1st February, 1778; a letter from John Lloyd to Mr. A. Lee, 24th January, 1778; Mr. Hodge's account of the receipt and expenditure of public money for a lugger and a cutter, bought and fitted out at Dunkirk; Mr. Carmichael's examination. Sd Charge.?That Mr. Deane broke the orders of the Secret Committee in cruising the cutters for prizes which he wasordered to purchase and load with stores for these United States. Evidence.?Orders of Secret Committee, 30th May, 1776; orders of said committee, 3d October, 1776; Deane's Narrative, pages 46, 47, 48, 49. 4TH Charge.?That Mr. Deane exposed the interests of the United States by offending of the French court in breaking his engagements with it. Evidence.?Count de Vergennes's letter to the Commissioners, 16th July, 1777, and letter from him to Monsieur Grand, dated 21st August, 1777. 5TH Charge.?That Mr. Deane exceeded his powers in the engagements he made with several French officers. Evidence.?Monsieur du Coudray's contract. 6TH Charge.?That Mr. Deane was in partnership with Mr. Jonathan Williams, arid, in his public character of Commissioner, purchased stores...