This Day in History: October 1

On this day in 1776, Benjamin Franklin and Robert Morris receive information that the French are going to purchase arms and ammunition in Holland and send them to the West Indies for use by the American Patriots. Meanwhile, Silas Deane, the secret congressional agent in France, wrote to Congress pleading for information, "...For Heaven's sake, if you mean to have any connection with this kingdom (France), be more assiduous in getting your letters here."

Grab The Post URL

URL: http://bloggernizer.blogspot.com/2006/10/this-day-in-history-october-1.html
HTML link code: <a href="http://bloggernizer.blogspot.com/2006/10/this-day-in-history-october-1.html">bloggernizer: This Day in History: October 1 "clickable"</a>
BB (forum) link code: [url=http://bloggernizer.blogspot.com/2006/10/this-day-in-history-october-1.html]bloggernizer: This Day in History: October 1 "clickable"[/url]