Adams Papers Digital Edition

Adams Family Correspondence, volume 3

James Lovell to Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams to John Lowell
James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 27 November 1779 Lovell, James AA

1779-11-27

 James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 27 November 1779 Lovell, James Adams, Abigail
James Lovell to Abigail Adams
My dear Lady 27th. of Novr. 1779

I cannot recollect whether I sent No. 311 before. I promised your Husband to continue to forward the Journals: But my Wish is not to break the Numbers so as to spoil a Set for any body else. If therefore I at any Time repeat a Number you will be so good as to return it; and if I omit one you will demand it. I suppose Mr. A did not leave the 1st. 2402d. or 3d. Vol.2 in his Library. If he did I will send you a Set of 1779 to keep at home; and forward myself directly to the Navy Board what I design for him. But you must not keep any of the Pages of 1778, because I shall have but one Course of them.

Yours, with affectionate Respect, James Lovell

RC (Adams Papers); addressed and franked: “Mrs. A. Adams Braintree Philada. Jas. Lovell.”

1.

Of the weekly issues of the Journal of Congress for 1779; see the preceding letter.

 2.

Of the Journals of Congress issued in volume form, for 1774–1775, 1776, and 1777, respectively. The volume for 1778 had not yet been published. For copies surviving among JA's books, see Catalogue of JA's Library , p. 60–61.