▁containing ▁my ▁journ als , ▁my ▁note ▁or ▁common - place ▁books , ▁and ▁the ▁several ▁volumes ▁of ▁my ▁own ▁letters ▁in ▁press ▁copy , ▁as ▁also ▁all ▁my ▁other ▁letters , ▁such ▁as ▁may ▁possess ▁any ▁interest ▁or ▁value ▁( which ▁I ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁bound ▁in ▁volumes ) ▁that ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁loose ▁sheets , ▁shall ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁my ▁execut ors , ▁who ▁are ▁requested ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁pack ed ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁strong ▁wal nut ▁box , ▁closed ▁and ▁locked , ▁and ▁then ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Institute , ▁to ▁be ▁preserved ▁by ▁them ▁un open ed ▁until ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁same ▁shall ▁become ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁Institute , ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁among ▁its ▁books ▁and ▁records . ▁ ▁Today ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁large ▁special ▁collections ▁of ▁his ▁papers , ▁manuscript s ▁and ▁correspond ence ; ▁one ▁remains ▁at ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Institute ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁En och ▁Pr att ▁Free ▁Library ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁libraries ▁from ▁Virginia ▁to ▁Boston ▁that ▁have ▁smaller ▁collections ▁of ▁his ▁correspond ence ▁( both ▁private ▁and ▁official ▁letters ). ▁ ▁The ▁naval ▁ships ▁USS ▁John ▁P . ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁USS ▁Kennedy ▁( DD - 3 0 6 ) ▁were ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Books ▁and ▁ess ays ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Book ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 9 , ▁two ▁volumes ). ▁▁▁ ▁Sw allow ▁Bar n :