THE NAVY OF CONNECTICUT
Caulkins, Frances M. History of Norwich. Norwich, 1845.
Contains information relative to the naval part which Norwich and Norwich men played in the Revolution.
Connecticut Revolutionary Archives. MSS.
Contains much miscellaneous information relating to the Connecticut navy. Volumes VIII and IX contain valuable material concerning the prizes captured by Connecticut vessels.
Connecticut Colonial Records for 1775-1776. Hartford, 1890.
Valuable for the beginnings of the Connecticut navy.
Connecticut Gazette for 1775-1779. New London.
The best newspaper for naval news in the state. Captured prizes are advertised in its columns.
Connecticut Historical Society Collections. 8 vols. Hartford, 1860-1901.
Volume II contains a description of Bushnell’s submarine boat.
Connecticut in the Revolution. Hartford, 1889.
Of slight naval value.
Connecticut Journal for 1775-1779. New Haven.
Supplements the Connecticut Gazette in a few particulars, but contains much less news.
Connecticut State Records, 1776-1779. 2 vols. Hartford, 1894-95.
Of great value for the years covered.
Force, Peter. American Archives. 9 vols. Folio. Washington, 1837-53.
Contains miscellaneous information relating to the Connecticut navy.
Ford, W. C. Writings of George Washington. 14 vols. New York and London, 1889-93.
Volume X contains Washington’s account of Bushnell’s submarine boat.
Hartford Courant for 1775-1779. Hartford.
For naval news, the newspaper in the state next in importance to the Connecticut Gazette.
New London County Historical Society. Records and Papers. Volume I. New London, 1890-94.
Valuable. Contains a fair account of the Connecticut navy, and a list of Connecticut privateers.
Wharton, Francis. Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence. 6 vols. Washington, 1889.
Volume II has a reference to the voyage of the “Spy” to France in 1778.