The Navy of the American Revolution

by Charles Oscar Paullin

Stevens’s Facsimiles. 24 portfolios. London, 1889-95.

Valuable for the diplomatic relations between England and France for 1776 and 1777, and for the movements of American vessels in European waters during these years.

Sumner, W. G. Financier and Finances of the American Revolution. 2 vols. New York, 1891.

Gives a few facts about Morris’s career as Agent of Marine.

Town, Ithiel. Some Details of the American Revolution. New York, 1835.

Of slight value for naval history.

Waite, H. E. Origin of the American Navy. Boston, 1890.

Contains letters written by John Adams, Elbridge Gerry, and John Langton in 1813. These relate chiefly to the services of Washington’s fleet at Boston.

Wells, W. V. Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams. 3 vols. Boston, 1865.

Adds to our knowledge of Samuel Adams as member of the Marine Committee.