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Contents

Descriptive List of Illustrations ix Introduction xxi 1. A Private View of Early American Diplomacy xxi. 2. The Family in Wartime xxviii. 3. Notes on Editorial Method and the Status of the Edition as a Whole xxxvii. Acknowledgments xliii Guide to Editorial Apparatus xlvi 1. Textual Devices xlvi. 2. Adams Family Code Names xlvi. 3. Descriptive Symbols xlvii. 4. Location Symbols xlviii. 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms xlix. 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited l. Family Correspondence, April 1778–September 1780 1 Addendum: Enclosure in James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 5 June 1779 426 viii