From the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 21 July 1781
Continental Congress, Foreign Affairs Committee
Lovell, James
JA
1781-07-21
From the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 21 July 1781
Continental Congress, Foreign Affairs Committee
Lovell, James
Adams, John
From the Committee for Foreign Affairs
Sir
Philada. July 21st. 1781
I do not find by President Huntington's Letter Book that he has forwarded the within Resolve of July 12th. respecting your Powers of Sept. 29th. 1779 therefore I take the Opportunity of two Vessels which are to sail in a few Hours, to communicate it doubly.
Your humble Servant
James Lovell
for the Comte. of for. Affrs.
private
The whole of the Proceedings here in regard to your two Commissions, are I think, Ill judged but I persuade myself no dishonour was for you intended, the Business greatly in every view chagrins me. This you will have learnt from my former Letters written in an half light.1
By her own Account your Lady was well June 30th.2 Your last to us is of Oct. 24.3
RC and enclosure (Adams Papers); addressed: “Honble. John Adams Holland or”; notation: “Forwarded by Yr. most hble Servt J Nesbitt”; endorsed: “Mr Lovels Letter July 21 1781”; notation on the second page of the letter: “Mr. J.A.”
1.
Presumably Lovell's letters of 21 June and
ca. 15 March
, both above.
2.
Adams Family Correspondence
, 4:164–166.
3.
Vol. 10:305–306.