Papers of John Adams, volume 5

vii

Contents

Descriptive List of Illustrations ix Introduction xv 1. “Weary . . . almost with my Life” xv 2. Adams in France xxii 3. Notes on Editorial Method xxxi Acknowledgments xxxiii Guide to Editorial Apparatus xxxiv 1. Textual Devices xxxiv 2. Adams Family Code Names xxxiv 3. Descriptive Symbols xxxv 4. Location Symbols xxxvi 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms xxxvii 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited xxxviii Papers of John Adams, August 1776 – March 1778 1