first offer of alliance, 236, 237;
dealings of Franklin and Deane with foreign military adventurers, 242-246;
management of privateers, 248-252;
negotiations relative to exchange of prisoners, 252-264;
dealings with opposition in England, 271;
alliance with France, 273-279;
proposal of Deane to force a decision, 269;
effect of news of Burgoyne's capture, 273;
discussion over terms of alliance, 273-277;
debate over molasses duties, 276;
concessions arranged by Franklin, 277, 278;
peace with England suggested, 282, 284;
quarrels in the French mission, 290-298;
Franklin minister plenipotentiary, 298;
methods of raising money in Europe, 306;
history of Franklin's efforts in France,
306-336 [see Finances of the Revolution];
unique position of Franklin in Europe, 340-343;
superiority to other diplomatists, 342, 344-346;
mistake of John Adams in irritating Vergennes
about American paper money, 350-352;
the affair smoothed over by Franklin, 352-355;
futile advances toward reconciliation made by English emissaries, 357-360;
events leading up to treaty of peace [see treaty of peace], 363-396;
commercial treaties with Prussia and other countries, 397.

Dubourg, Dr.,
conveys to Franklin news of French willingness to help colonies, 232.

Dunning, ----, counsel for Franklin in Hutchinson letters affair, 187, 188.

Edinburgh gives Franklin freedom of the city, 75.

East India Company, hurt by colonial non-importation, 175.

Finances of the Revolution, difficulties, 304;
vague powers of Congress, 304;
inability to offer security, 305;
methods of raising money adopted, 305, 306;
burden of making loans thrown on foreign representatives, 306;
situation of Jay, 307;
of Adams, 307;
real brunt borne by Franklin, 307, 321;
unpicturesqueness and indispensableness of his labors, 308, 336;
description of them, 308-336;
proposed payments by cargoes of American products, 309;
failure of this method, 310;
loans made by French court on pure credit, 311, 317, 319;
Franklin's pamphlet on resources of the United States, 311;
neglect of Congress to advise ministers of bills, 312, 313, 326, 332;
protests from Franklin, 312, 318, 320;
lack of business methods in Congress, 313, 314, 320;
extravagance of Lee and Izard, 314-316;
difficulties of French court in furnishing money, 319;
injurious influence of State agents, 320;
difficulties of Jay