When the Committee of Secret Correspondence sent Silas Deane (Bancroft's former teacher) to France in 1776, Franklin wrote Deane telling him to contact Bancroft, suggesting Franklin believed Bancroft would be a source of useful information for Deane.
Franklin wrote Deane telling him to contact Bancroft. Franklin was suggesting. Bancroft would be a source of useful information for Deane. This was what Franklin believed. The Committee of Secret Correspondence sent Silas Deane (Bancroft's former teacher) to France in 1776.