PRINTED SOURCES Adams, John. Works, 10 vols. Boston, 1856. Almost the only source for the debates in Congress on naval affairs in the fall of 1775. His Notes on Debates are more reliable than his Autobiography. Appleton. Cyclopedia of American Biography. 7 vols. New York, 1898-1900. Contains a little information of interest to students of naval history. Annual Register for 1775-1783. London. Of slight value for naval history. Bancroft, George. History of the United States. 6 vols. New York, 1884-85. A few references to naval history. Barney, Mary. Memoirs of Commodore Joshua Barney. Boston, 1832. Not satisfactory. Beatson, Robert. Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain, 1727-1783. London, 1804. Contains accounts of some of the important naval engagements of the Revolution. Bigelow, John. Works of Benjamin Franklin. 10 vols. New York, 1887-88. Contains valuable original material for Franklin’s naval services in Paris. Bolton, C. K. Private Soldier under Washington, New York, 1902. A few references to the navy. Boston Gazette for 1775-1783. Boston. Of great value for a history of the movements of the Continental vessels. In its advertisements of libeled prizes, one of the very best sources for the work of the Massachusetts privateers. British Marine Encyclopedia, in Hogg’s Naval Magazine for 1801. London. Excellent for definitions of naval terms used in the British navy. Buell, A. C. Paul Jones, Founder of the American Navy. 2 vols. New York, 1900. Very interesting; attractive style. Contains many inaccuracies. Chapter II, Volume I, entitled, Founding of the American Navy, is in no small part fiction. Canadian Archives, report on, for 1895. Ottawa. Under the subject Prince Edward Island, will be found references to Broughton and Selman’s expedition in 1775. Carson, H. L. Supreme Court of the United States. Philadelphia, 1902. Contains a brief account of the prize courts of the Revolution. Caulkins, Frances M. History of New London, Connecticut. New London, 1852. A few valuable references to the Continental navy. Clark, Thomas. Naval History of the United States. Philadelphia, 1814. The earliest history of the United States navy. Has considerable merit. Gives sources of his information. His interviews with naval officers constitute original material. Clowes, W. L. Royal Navy. 7 vols. Boston and London, 1897-1903.