Beaumarchais and the American Revolution
FAIN: RB-10074-71
Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1015)
Brian M. Morton (Project Director: January 1972 to present)
To carry out research for a book on the role of the Frenchman Caron de Beaumarchais in aiding the American Revolution. From 1776-1778, Beaumarchais' fleet of ships provided the main and secret channel for French supplies brought to these shores.