- unitid
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{"value"=>"277280", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 5802", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Feb. 8, 1778", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1778-02-08"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Henry Laurens, York, Penn.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Expresses gratitude for the recent resolve of Congress; he is to command the artillery in the expedition of Marquis de La Fayette to Canada; he presented the resolve of Congress to Gen. Washington and asked for his commission as lieutenant-colonel of artillery; the General referred him to Congress; asks that it be sent to La Fayette or to himself."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Mauduit Duplessis, Thomas Antoine de", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1778
- date_inclusive_end
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1778
- keydate
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1778-02-08
- date_start
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1778-02-08
- date_end
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1778-02-08