Talk:Silas Deane

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silas deane[edit]

silas was a diplamat most of his life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.181.17.47 (talk) 20:44, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

German article?[edit]

there is a german article about deane too but after adding de:Silas Deane it is not viewable under "other languages" on the left! can somebody check and fix it? --84.183.237.159 (talk) 06:47, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

USS Deane[edit]

Should either the "France" or "Accusations in Congress" sections mention the USS Deane which was launched in May 1778 and then renamed the Hague in 1782 (likely due to the printing of Deane's letters)? I had to remove mentioned of it from the "Legacy" section where it chronologically doesn't belong but is it a notable enough fact about Deane's job as a diplomat in France to mention? Libertybison (talk) 08:11, 1 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How about starting it out in a footnote in the "Accusations" section?--John Foxe (talk) 20:51, 1 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try doing that. Libertybison (talk) 03:16, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Boyd theory[edit]

Would this contemporary newspaper account/obituary of Deane's death have any effect on how this article should present Boyd's controversial/dubious theory that Deane was murdered, especially since the letter quoted is only dated three days after Deane's death?

Libertybison (talk) 20:08, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

IMHO, no. The (flimsy) argument can still be made that Bancroft poisoned Deane's medicine and that on the day Deane spoke with the captain, he happened to take some.--John Foxe (talk) 01:37, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The theory is still pertinent, but this little clipping is valuable - thanks for posting it here. Marty Mangold (talk) 12:08, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]