- unitid
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{"value"=>"276053", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 2905", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Oct. 22, 1806", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1806-10-22"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to the Earl of Buchan"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"Lithograph fac-simile of an A. L. S. in possession of R. C. Davis Esq. Phila. 2 pp. Fo. With a wood engraving, Drawn from memory by C. A. Poulson. \"Shippen Mansion\" Res. of Dr. B. Rush, at the time of his death. No. 98 South 4th. Street Philada", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"He has deferred answering the letter by Dr. [Nathaniel] Chapman, because the box made of the tree which sheltered Wallace was stolen on the road, and he has vainly tried to recover it; he deeply regrets the loss of the gift; congratulates Buchan on the elevation of his brother [Lord Erskine] to the Chancellorship; the latter's son [David Montagu Erskine] will be received with open arms as minister to the United States; the Palmer family, recommended by Buchan, are doing well; Major [David] Lenox's family often talk of Buchan's friendliness to them."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Rush, Benjamin (Philadelphia, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1806
- date_inclusive_end
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1806
- keydate
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1806-10-22
- date_start
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1806-10-22
- date_end
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1806-10-22