- unitid
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{"value"=>"276469", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 4239", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"June 24, 1780", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1780-06-24"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The American States should blush at their tardy conduct, which exposes the few brave spirits composing the army to be sacrificed; the enemy have advanced in force under Knyphausen and burned Springfield; about seven hundred of our men with a few militia opposed them, but were driven back to Short Hills; they took post there, and the enemy retreated without attacking; the General has been too much engrossed for Mathews to speak with him on the subject of the exchange mentioned by Bell."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Mathews, John (Morris Town, N.J.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1780
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1780
- keydate
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1780-06-24
- date_start
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1780-06-24
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1780-06-24