21To John Adams from the Foreign Affairs Committee, 3 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
With great pleasure to ourselves we discharge our duty by inclosing to you your Commission for...
22From John Adams to James Lovell, 6 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
Your kind Favours of 14 and 18 Novr. I received together, this Evening. I thank you, for your...
23To John Adams from James Lovell, 8 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
Since my signing a letter to you with Colo. Lee an excellent opportunity of sending to France...
24Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 15 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
Your Letters arrived in the absence of Mr. Adams who is gone as far as Portsmouth, little...
25To John Adams from James Lovell, 17 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
Decr. 2d. Resolved that a Commission be made out for Mr. J. Adams similar to that heretofore...
26To John Adams from James Lovell, 21 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
That you may excuse my vile manner of doing business, know that I am freezing in my little room...
27To John Adams from James Lovell, 21 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
After the Resolve for stopping Burgoyne had passed, some were of opinion that a State of Facts...
28From Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, 21 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS and copy: National Archives; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress; copy: Yale University...
29From John Adams to James Lovell, 24 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
I cannot omit this opportunity of acknowledging the Receipt of your kind Favours of 27 or 28...
30To John Adams from James Lovell, 30 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Geary otherways engaged has given me the pleasure of forwarding this Intelligence from your...
31To George Washington from James Lovell, 31 December 1777 (Washington Papers)
A Course of Disappointments has attended the printing of the Journals of Congress. Good progress...
32To John Adams from James Lovell, 1 January 1778 (Adams Papers)
The year is rendered quite pleasing to me, in its beginning, by the arrival of your favour of the...
33From George Washington to James Lovell, 9 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of your Letter of the 31. of last month, I dispatched a Gentleman well acquainted...
34To John Adams from James Lovell, 13 January 1778 (Adams Papers)
First and foremost, become a reconciling advocate for me with your dear lovely Portia, who, from...
35To John Adams from James Lovell, 20 January 1778 (Adams Papers)
The receipt of your letters of Decr. 24th variously directed gave equal and uniform satisfaction...
36To John Adams from James Lovell, February 1778 (Adams Papers)
York, February 1778. RC ( Adams Papers ). Believing that JA could receive yet another letter in...
37From John Adams to James Lovell, 6 February 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have received, this Morning, by several Hands and at other Times during the last Week, Several...
38To John Adams from James Lovell, 8 February 1778 (Adams Papers)
Yours of Janry. 9th is before me. Deane had inclosed to Congress a long minute corresponding...
39To John Adams from James Lovell, 10 February 1778 (Adams Papers)
The week after Mr. C—— was appointed secretary, I saw the P.S. of a letter to Mr. S.A. in which...
40Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 1 March 1778 (Adams Papers)
I am greatly allarmed and distressd at the intelligence from Bordeaux, with regard to Dr....
41James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 21 March 1778 (Adams Papers)
I am to thank you, in my own name, and on the public account, for that exercise of laudable...
42To George Washington from James Lovell, 24 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
You will form a Judgement upon the following Extract of a Letter from the Honble Thos Cushing by...
43To George Washington from James Lovell, 26 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
A Gentleman belonging to Boston Capt. Fritz having arrived from France had intended himself the...
44From George Washington to James Lovell, 29 March 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have been favd with yours of the 24th and 26th instants. The latter by Mr de Francy, who...
45James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 1 April 1778 (Adams Papers)
When I tell you that no Credit is to be given to the late Report of an attempted Assassination of...
46The Foreign Affairs Committee to the Commissioners, 16 April 1778 (Adams Papers)
This, with my affectionate wishes for your prosperity, may serve to acquaint you that Congress...
47To John Adams from James Lovell, 29 April 1778 (Adams Papers)
I promise myself much from the eight or nine scrawls which I have sent to you since your...
48To John Adams from James Lovell, May 1778 (Adams Papers)
In aid to your scrutiny after the real robber of the Commissioners Dispatches, I send what I...
49The Foreign Affairs Committee to the Commissioners, 14 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
Our Affairs have now a universally good appearance. Every thing at home and abroad seems verging...
50To John Adams from James Lovell, 15 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
I find it impossible to write to you at this Time so fully as I wish being greatly overplied with...
51To Benjamin Franklin from James Lovell, 15 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Your favour of Decr. 21st. I read in Congress that it...
52To John Adams from James Lovell, 16 May 1778 (Adams Papers)
As I hinted to you in my letter of yesterday, which goes by a different Vessel from what bears...
53To John Adams from James Lovell, 8 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
I fear I omitted to send the Resolve of May 5th. with 3 past Packets. I shall be vexed if it does...
54Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 12 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
Will you forgive my so often troubling you with my fears and anxieties; Groundless as some of...
55James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 13 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
Amiable tho unjust Portia! doubly unjust!—to yourself, and to me. Must I only write to you in the...
56To Benjamin Franklin from James Lovell, 20 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copies: Library of Congress, National Archives (two) By a...
57Foreign Affairs Committee to the Commissioners, 21 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
The British Commissioners have arrived and transmitted their powers and propositions to Congress,...
58Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 24 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
I know not whether I ought to reply to your favour of April the first, for inded Sir I begin to...
59Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 30 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
As I have so often troubled you with my fears tis a debt I owe your patience to communicate to...
60James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 3 July 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have this Afternoon received your Favour of June 12th. and at the same Time a Gazette from...
61James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 9 July 1778 (Adams Papers)
I heartily congratulate you upon the indubitable Proofs of our Friends Arrival in France. You...
62From John Adams to James Lovell, 9 July 1778 (Adams Papers)
Passy, 9 July 1778. printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams ,...
63From Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, 22 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : National Archives, American Philosophical Society; copy and transcript: National Archives;...
64From John Adams to James Lovell, 26 July 1778 (Adams Papers)
Your favours of May 16 and 25 by Captain Barnes reached me Yesterday. These with those by Niles...
65Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 19 August 1778 (Adams Papers)
This Moment your favour of August the 6 is come to hand. My Heart reproaches me that I have not...
66James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 1 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday the Letters of Portia of June 24th. and Augst. 19th. came to my hand together, by Post....
67James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 12 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the Mortification of being obliged to tell the amiable Portia that the Council of...
68From John Adams to James Lovell, 26 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
The day before Yesterday, I received yours of June 8. We had before received the Resolve of May...
69James Lovell to the American Commissioners, 12 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: American Philosophical Society; copies: National Archives (two), Library of...
70To John Adams from James Lovell, 24 October 1778 (Adams Papers)
I was not a little surprized Yesterday at seing a Letter from you to Mr. S. Adams by Mr. Archer,...