- unitid
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{"value"=>"277485", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 6248", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"March 20, 1758", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1758-03-20"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Gov. [William] Denny"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Wishes the army recruited by strong men, carpenters, axemen, 50 light horsemen, and a company of Rangers; asks that the inhabitants of the country along the Potomac from Lancaster to William's Ferry may repair the roads; will assemble the regulars on April 20, at Conegocheague; all men that enlist shall receive 4 pence sterling a day, in lieu of provisions; wishes an intelligent man to go among the enemy and bring news of their movements; asks for an account of what Provincial troops Gov. Denny has. In a postscript tells of the defeat of a scouting party of provincial troops at Fort Edward."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Forbes, John (New York)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1758
- date_inclusive_end
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1758
- keydate
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1758-03-20
- date_start
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1758-03-20
- date_end
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1758-03-20