- unitid
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{"value"=>"276362", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 3910", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 11, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-05-11"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Thomas Burke, Philadelphia"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"He intended to set out for Philadelphia Apr. 1st, but the Assembly elected [John] Penn as a delegate in his place; a story had been circulated about him by Penn, that he held two offices, incompatibly with the constitution, being a member of Congress and of the secret committee of Congress, and that he was making a fortune through the latter office; [William] Hooper was chosen also, but resigned the next day, and [Cornelius] Harnett was then elected; the latter is laid up with the gout; sympathizes with Burke, knowing how disagreeable it is to serve alone in Congress, and doubts how much the arrival of Penn will relieve him; he himself will soon set out for Boston to prosecute the owner of the privateer that took his brigantine."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hewes, Joseph (Edenton, N.C.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1777
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1777
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1777-05-11
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1777-05-11
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1777-05-11