Letters / Correspondence

James Lovell

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1 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee The honour you did me at Chantilly the 12th came yesterday to my knowledge. Your just reflections served to recall a chagrin which I had sensibly felt at the time of debating the Commissions... Jul. 22, 1777
2 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee A Packet arriving this Week directed to the Committee of Correspondence, and containing only a Letter from Berlin for Congress,1I took the freedom of opening one directed to our worthy Friend S... Dec. 1777
3 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee The day after you left York, I moved Congress for an Order in the following words. "Whereas it is of the greatest Importance that Congress should, at this critical conjuncture be well informed... Dec. 1777
4 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee I shall leave you to get news at large respecting our army, and the transactions of Congress, from your worthy brother, only saying as to the first, that the extremity of those injuries which were... Dec. 28, 1777
5 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Your favors of the 15th & 23d of January came yesterday to hand.1 I am exceedingly pleased with the proceedings of your General Assembly. I hold them out in all my letters to the eastward as a... Jan. 5, 1778
6 James Lovell Arthur Lee Your Favour of Novr. 241 was Yesterday delivered to me; and I feel myself greatly obliged by the affectionate and honorary Terms in which you speak of my Sufferings, my regained Liberty and my... May 3, 1778
7 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee It was not possible for me to acknowledge your favor of Novr. 29th1 by the same post wsh. gave me pleasure of knowing that you & your lovely family were well. Nor will I now particularly notice... Dec. 10, 1778
8 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee I have this day recd. more Packets from france than what I have before mentioned to you.1 I send some & keep others. One Packet was sealed & gone to Mr Laurens’s before I thought of the... Jan. 2, 1779
9 James Lovell Arthur Lee Dear Sir, I recd. nothing from you yesterday. I am in better health than lately. Mr. Gérard is on the point of sailing. He is at Bristol, to give a Ton, I will not say positively a bon Ton to the... Jan. 21, 1779
10 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee The Key you sent will not explain a Letter of Doctr. Lee of Paris Aug. 31. 1778 nor will the Dictionary that has, at last, been delivered to the Committee for forgn. affairs. I hope you can assist... Feb. 16, 1779
11 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee I believe I made some mistake in putting up the Papers for you by last post, as I find a Letter of the Kind which I intended to have sent. Direction on the Cover -Paris June 5th. 1779His Excellency... Jun. 5, 1779
12 James Lovell Arthur Lee I will not omit this Oppy. of sendg. a few Lines to you, though my first Intents were only to put under Cover the Gazettes, and the Journals of Congress. From Those you will learn how Questions... Jun. 13, 1779
13 James Lovell Arthur Lee I will not omit this Oppy. of sendg. a few Lines to you, though my first Intents were only to put under Cover the Gazettes, and the Journals of Congress. From Those you will learn how Questions... Jun. 13, 1779
14 James Lovell Arthur Lee I wrote to you on the 13th of June, but to my Surprise found the Letter in the commercial Committee Rooms on the 10th of July, the Martinico man having left it behind though he took the Journals... Jul. 17, 1779
15 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee I did not return from the Conclave till 5 o’clock, hard duty to an infirm Man. I there heard the Vindication read, but there is a Man who can never read distinctly & deliberately when he does... Jul. 17, 1779
16 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Since I wrote you last1 I have recd. a Duplicate of all the papers which I have mentioned therein to you as having been sent by yr. Brother Ar[thu]r. I found also in the 2d Packet some that were... Jul. 31, 1779
17 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee 2 Mr. Bennet parted from me on Saturday and probably will get home in less Time than he came.3 I shall attend all in my power to the Subjects you have written about: but I am verily exceeding sick... Aug. 1779
18 James Lovell Arthur Lee The Originals, duplicates or triplicates of all you wish to have reached us, I believe, have safely arrived, and you may depend on a diligent use of them.1 It was unfortunate that we were not... Aug. 6, 1779
19 Richard Henry Lee James Lovell The packets that will be delivered you herewith are just put into my hands from France. - I have hired an express upon the best terms I possibly could to carry them to Philadelphia - He is a sober,... Aug. 13, 1779
20 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Your Favor of the 7th is in my hand. I am surprized that you had not then heard of the Arrival of Ford on the 1st at Metompkin.1Mr. J. Adams was at Braintree on the 3d and Count Luzerne in Boston.2... Aug. 17, 1779
21 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Very ill, probably with a settled fever, I must be short. Mr. Bennit, on the 27th, delivered to me all the Papers you specified.1 I send you what letters I have by me that I think you want. If you... Aug. 28, 1779
22 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee The Vote for appointing a minister plenipotentiary in lieu of a Commissioner to negotiate a Treaty of Amity & Commerce with Spain having passed as I have shewn, and A Lee being nominated with J... Sep. 1779
23 James Lovell Arthur Lee I have written very frequently to you, but have no Copies of the Emanations of my friendly Attachment to your merits as they have at those Periods appeared on paper. But the Nature & especially... Sep. 17, 1779
24 James Lovell Arthur Lee I thought it best not to have any Irregularity in the Delivery of the Dispatches to the Doctr., and have therefore copied the most material Parts for answering the Purpose hinted to you in my... Sep. 22, 1779
25 James Lovell Arthur Lee I have lately heard what it is interesting to you to be apprised of.It is said that Congress, having determined to appoint a Minister Plenipotentiary in Lieu of a Commissioner for the Court of... Sep. 29, 1779
26 James Lovell Arthur Lee Mr. Bonfield on the 30th of June & 22d of July wrote to us1 and forwarded many Letters from you one only of which was new.2 A Letter of May 31 which was read in Congress Oct 13th and produced... Oct. 14, 1779
27 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Your Favor of the 3d reached me early yesterday, & those of the 9th & 16th this morning by Col Loyaute. There are Letters of mine on the Road to you which will reach you with the Registers.... Oct. 26, 1779
28 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee Yr Favr. of Novr. 30th1 reached me too late on Tuesday the 14th to permit a Line in Return. I now find what you asked for and some french Vouchers intended originally for You. I add some Letters... Dec. 18, 1779
29 Richard Henry Lee James Lovell After acknowledging the receipt of your favor of May 29th. last I beg you to accept my thanks for it - It is now a long time since I have been of opinion that our plan of secrecy in Congress was... Jun. 12, 1781
30 James Lovell Richard Henry Lee ’Tis true, my Friend, that I have two of your Letters to acknowledge besides the one recd. yesterday June 12th and [13th?], lay unacknowledged when July 13th came to hand.1 Besides my great Weight... Jul. 24, 1781