- unitid
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{"value"=>"277272", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 5790", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Feb. 9, 1781", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1781-02-09"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Gov. Thomas Jefferson.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 1 page. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"In consequence of a letter directing him to assist Capt. Joel with a vessel for an enterprise against the enemy's fleet, he gave the Captain an order to the Commissioner of the Navy; the latter being absent, a subordinate delivered the ship Dragon; on learning of this he ordered her back to the shipyard, thinking that it would be better to use some old hulk that would be no loss in case of failure, as the enterprise is almost certain to fail."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789 (Williamsburg, Va.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1781
- date_inclusive_end
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1781
- keydate
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1781-02-09
- date_start
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1781-02-09
- date_end
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1781-02-09