James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.
Philada. Septr. 16th. 1779 Honble: Sir On the 30th. of Augst. I received yr. favr. of June 2d. with the ministerial Paper containing Mauduit’s Speculations 3 and, since that, several…
Sepr. 21st. 1779 My dear Sir By a Letter from one of the most lovely of Women in your Quarter of the Continent, I find you are engaged about a…
Octr. 14—79 Dear Sir I inclose to you a Peice of Intelligence 1 perhaps altogether new. The uti possidetis offered by Spain will appear alarming perhaps to some but we…
Novr. 1st. [ , Start insertion, 1779 , End, ] Dear Sir Your Favor of Octr. 17th. came this day to hand by the Post and contains such flattering Sentiments…
Jan. 6. 1780 You will see, lovely Woman, by the Papers which I have sent that we shall have more post Advantages of Communication than we have had for some…
Jany. 13. 1780 Madam I send you a Continuance of the Journals. The Printer having lately made a Mistake in the Course of sending me the Sheets of 1778, I…
Philada. Feby. 24th. 1780 Sir I forward the Gazettes to Boston for you, as usual without knowing when they will find a Passage from thence. Your Letter of Sepr. 30th…
Tuesday March 7 1780 3 oClock P.M. The Post but now arrived will be again on his Way in an Hour; I retire therefore from a Circle of public Debate,…
May 4 1780 Dear Sir The Bearer Mr. Mease is Brother to the late Cloathier General and is intimately connected with an Irish Gentleman here for whom I have great…
May 4th 1780 Hond Sir I cannot write with official authority nor have I time to enlarge now upon our public affairs owing to the particular Circumstances of the Mass:…
May 14th. 1780 Madam The inclosed Papers will show you how the Business of Mr. A’s Accounts has been conducted—with indecent Delay. I presume the Treasury will draw a Bill…
June 13 1780 Dear Madam I will not omit to acknowledge by this Post the Receipt of your Letter of the 24th. Ulto. because I can in some measure afford…
July 14th. 1780 Madam Your favour of June 13th. 1 reached me this Morning. I will endeavour to write intelligibly in answer;—but, alas! I have already fallen into my old…
Sepr. 7th. 1780 Dear Sir Your many Letters to Congress up to June 2d. 1 have been read with Pleasure and I have received two from you—March 16. 29 received…
Sepr. 7th. 1780 Hond Sir With a Letter of former date, 8 I have to inclose to you some further Proceedings of Congress respecting Bills drawn upon you, 9 and…
14 Decr. 1780 My dear Sir In my Letter of the 9th. 1 I mentioned the Receipt of yours to the President of June 26. I inclose a Resolve passed…
Decr. 19th 1780 As you are entitled to a Wife’s Portion of Mr. A’s Honors and Satisfactions I inclose for your Reading some Papers to be afterwards forwarded to Holland.…
April 17.1781 By your Letter of the 3d. 1 received this day I find that I have lost the Pleasure of having what you and Mr. Cranch wrote some Time…
Apr. 13. [ , Start insertion, i.e. 23 , End, ] 1781 1 Not receiving any Line from you by this day’s post, I recur to your favor of April…
May 29 1781 Yesterday’s Post brought me your Letters of the 10th and 14 with a Copy of March 17. on the Subject of which I shall be particular when…
June 16. 1781 I have already acknowledged the Receipt of your Letter of May 10th covering a Copy of March 17th, and accompanied by one of May 14th. 1 I…
Aug. 10. 1781 I am persuaded to believe that I have acknowledged the Receipt of your Favor of June 30th tho it is not so endorsed. 1 I think I…
20th Aug. [17] 81 I am too ill to write much. Your Ease of Mind is what I wish to promote by confirming what I have before said vizt. That…
Aug. 23. 1781 I feared moths—have opened your Goods—aired and shook the Wollens—added good Tobacco leaves and again secured them for Transportation. I shall put Clamps to the Chest and…