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extraordinary' Expense beyond manlly states in furnishing
heads and hands to perform Congress Drudogery, and her
members have more of the Work of stanclin Boards &
Commi-ittees than most others, because their Residence has
been more usually permallent; This has exposed her to
lose a Vote when she has made numbers necessary to give
it. One of her Delegates may often render tenfold Service on the Board or Cornl.tee of which he is a member by
servinl aii entire clday o it than by being in Congress
merely as a macke-vote. You well know these things by
y7our past Sufferinos, and1I M.r Gerry has felt them at the
Peril of his Life. Whatever may have been the Intention
of a remarkable Variety in the Course of 4 years respecting the Voice of -Mass: here, I do believe that in the
present Case the Words do not speak the Intenltiohs of
the Movers of the Resolve. I am so persuladed of that,
as to determine not to present the latter Vote to Congress with tlle 1proceedin s of Oct. 4, more especially if
one of us here shall be unwell;-till I hear more fromn
you. I am almost deterlmined( not to write any more to
yon for either my Letters must be quite insignificant or I
must tell Tales to the Enemy. 10 or 11 of those I wrote
Nov.r 20 & 21 are goone into N. Yk. Among themn those
to M.r Gerry (inclosingl one I think firon mI.r J. Adams),
Doct.r Holten Docter Whitwell Mrs. Adams (inclosing
one certainly from her Husband) Gov.r Hancock M.r S.
Gridley with my Rhode Island & Fatmily Letters. I am
told two mails fronm hence are layin at Fish-kill. There
are some immense Genii in the Post office Dep'artment
but I am told they say the Fautlts of Congress marr their
Plans.
y.r Friend and h. serv.t
James Lovell.
(Directed) Hon.ble Doctor Holten
Philad.a Boston.
Ja.S Lovell.
(Endorsed) A letter from M.r Lovell Dec.r 1780.
rec.d the 4.t11 Jan.y answer.d 11.th