Committee of Secret Correspondence
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The Committee of Secret Correspondence was a Revolutionary American council dedicated to attaining European support for the war for independence. The CSC's most notable success was convincing the French government to support the colonials' cause. The organization was formed on November 29, 1775 by the Second Continental Congress. The committee was composed of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Harrison V, Thomas Johnson, John Jay, and John Dickinson.
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Ford, Worthington C. (ed.). Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Volume III. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C: 1905. (29 November 1775); p.392.
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