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.