Papers of John Adams, volume 9

To William Carmichael

From B. de Cabarrus Jeune

116 image To the President of Congress, No. 39, 8 April 1780 JA Huntington, Samuel President of Congress

1780-04-08

To the President of Congress, No. 39, 8 April 1780 Adams, John Huntington, Samuel President of Congress
To the President of Congress, No. 39

Paris, 8 April 1780. RC in John Thaxter's hand (PCC, No. 84, I, f. 433–435). printed: Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. , 3:602.

In this letter, received by Congress on 19 Feb. 1781, John Adams provided a list of forty-six British naval vessels lost for a variety of reasons since the beginning of the war.

RC in John Thaxter's hand (PCC, No. 84, I, f. 433–435.) printed: (Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. , 3:602.)