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{"value"=>"EM. 5908", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
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{"value"=>"Nov. 3, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-11-03"}
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{"value"=>"Document"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"1 page. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Announcing, as messenger from Gen. Gates to Congress, the capitulation of Gen. Burgoyne; stating that the strong intrenchments and the full stock of provisions of the enemy, led him immediately to close with his proposals; an attack upon Burgoyne would have incapacitated the American army for this campaign; Gates now awaits the commands of Congress. Contemporary transcript. Endorsed: \"Message from Gen1. Gates to Congress -- by J. W. No 13.\"."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Wilkinson, James (York, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Creator"}
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1777
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1777
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1777-11-03
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1777-11-03
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1777-11-03