- unitid
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{"value"=>"276626", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 4570", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"June 1, 1747", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1747-06-01"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to George Thomas [Philadelphia]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"L. S. A postscript in Shirley's hand wishes Thomas a prosperous voyage to England. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Six Nations are now engaged in the war against the French; parties are daily offering themselves; the neighboring governments have been laboring to bring this about since the beginning of the war; Col. Johnson and Mr. Lydius, who have been influential in the matter, are under engagements which they will not be able to fulfill without supplies from these governments; it would be dangerous to disappoint the Indians; the General Court intrusted Mr. Lydius with the affair, and has supplied him with a considerable sum, though not enough; the Assembly has now voted £4,000 to be put into the hands of Col. [John] Stoddard; if the other governments vote proportionate sums it will be the surest way to weaken the French."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Shirley, William, 1694-1771 (Boston, Mass.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1747
- date_inclusive_end
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1747
- keydate
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1747-06-01
- date_start
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1747-06-01
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1747-06-01