- unitid
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{"value"=>"275163", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 477", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Apr. 11, 1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1782-04-11"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to the Selectmen of Salem"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed: \"Copy of the letter sent to the Selectmen of Salem with a variety of papers relative thereto.\" 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Acknowledges receipt of letter of 6th inst. informing him of his appointment to serve with Philip White and Lieutenant Edward Morse as referee in an action brought by Esq. Dow, Captain Dow, Mr. Woodman and one Fletcher against the town of Salem; at the same time they ask him not to accept the trust because of his opinions respecting civil government; in answer he says he has never concealed his belief as a citizen, that \"tyranny in religion cannot long exist in Civil republics\"; as a politician, that he has \"no right to intermeddle with religious disputes any farther than shall be necessary to prevent a subversion of Civil Government, & to support the same\"; as a divine, that he \"ought not to intermeddle with the politics of a State that does not infringe the rights of conscience\"; he therefore cheerfully accords with their intimation, and promises to decline the trust, if notified to attend the conference."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Peabody, Nathaniel (Atkinson, N.H.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1782
- date_inclusive_end
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1782
- keydate
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1782-04-11
- date_start
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1782-04-11
- date_end
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1782-04-11