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Adams, John (1735-1826, designated as JA in The Adams Papers):

Military Interests

Naval matters

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need to deploy French and Spanish fleets to Amer. waters32

reinforcement of French fleet in America22

strength and deployment of British fleet13

and the Alliance 12

strength, status, and operations of Continental Navy12

privateering9

PJA10

naval balance in West Indies and Amer. waters8

PJA10
13

Ternay's fleet8

PJA09
PJA10

Franco-Spanish naval effort in America7

vulnerability of British supply lines7

PJA10

promotion of fireships6

PJA04

promotion of row galleys5

PJA03
192

U.S. as source of naval stores5

PJA10
51

Battle of Ushant4

PJA06

French and British fleets in America4

PJA07
PJA08
374

information sought on naval resources in Mass.4

PJA03
277
PJA04

on Bonhomme Richard squadron4

PJA08

operations of British and French fleets in West Indies and Amer. waters4

Ternay's fleet at Brest4

PJA08

Amer. naval establishment in Europe3

PJA09

and repair and refitting of Alliance 3

attack on British whale fishery3

PJA08

convoys3

PJA07
222
PJA08

on Landais and crew of the Alliance 3

PJA08

revision of naval regulations3

PJA08
15
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32

74-gun ships2

PJA06

British desire for maritime supremacy2

PJA08

British naval successes2

PJA09
48
50

French determination to pursue naval war in America2

PJA08

Keppel v. Orvilliers2

PJA06

on Amer. privateering2

PJA08

on operations and provision of French fleet in Amer. waters2

PJA07
PJA08
280

operations in Amer. waters2

PJA06

“A Navy is our natural and our only adequate defense”1

PJA10
270

“A Navy is our only Defence”1

PJA10
397

Boyle-Walsingham's fleet1

PJA08
372

curbing British naval power1

PJA06

fleet suggested to James Warren1

PJA03

Gillon's effort to obtain ships for S.C. navy1

PJA08

importance of navy1

PJA05
115

laments lack of captures by navy1

PJA07
243

naval and marine committees evaluated1

PJA05
146

on condition of French and Spanish navies1

PJA09
551

“one Sailor will do Us more good than two Soldiers”1

PJA10
165

Penobscot Expedition1

PJA08
137

promise of McNeill and Manley1

PJA05
147

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