James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 23 November 1779

James Lovell to Abigail Adams

Novr. 23. 1779

Dear Ma’am

Instead of sending the inclosed to the Navy Board I shall from Time to Time direct them as now, that after you have had the Amusement (such as it is) of reading them you may forward them to the Friend for whom they are designed, through the Care of the Navy Board at Boston.1 If you are quite indifferent as to this method, I will lodge them in future where those for Mr. Dana are lodged by my Direction. Yrs. affectionately,

J L

Col. Langdon2 Yesterday carried some Papers from me directed to Mr. A or in his Absence to the Navy Board. They were only of the Kind now sent, but former Numbers.

RC (Adams Papers); addressed: “Mrs. Adams Braintree.” For the (missing) enclosures see note 1.

1. Lovell’s next letter, 27 Nov., following, makes clear that what he was forwarding to JA through AA, for her to read if she cared to, were the weekly numbers of the Journal of Congress as printed under Congress’ resolve of 31 March; see above, Lovell to AA, 19 July, note 1.

2. Woodbury Langdon (1739–1805), a New Hampshire member of the Continental Congress who was returning home on leave (Biog. Dir. Cong. description begins Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949, Washington, 1950. description ends ; Burnett, ed., Letters of Members description begins Edmund C. Burnett, ed., Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, Washington, 1921–1936; 8 vols. description ends , 4:lv).

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Title: James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 23 November 1779
Author: Lovell, James
Recipient: Adams, Abigail
Date: 23 November 1779

Reference

Cite as: “James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 23 November 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/04-03-02-0180. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Adams Family Correspondence, vol. 3, April 1778 – September 1780, ed. L. H. Butterfield and Marc Friedlaender. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1973, p. 239.]

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