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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02505.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Silas Deane to Samuel B. Webb urging caution in all Webb's affairs and indicating that his own problems will soon be sorted |
| Date | 16 March 1779 |
| Author | Deane, Silas (1737-1789) |
| Recipient | Webb, Samuel B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Colonel Webb, his stepson, to tell him to be careful in all his affairs. Also indicates that Congress may soon settle his own affairs. Deane had been accused of fraud in foreign procurement of military supplies while on a diplomatic mission in France. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Finance Congress Diplomacy Forgery and Fraud Revolutionary War Military Supplies |
| People | Deane, Silas (1737-1789) Webb, Samuel Blachley (1753-1807) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |