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{"value"=>"275212", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 573", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Aug. 10, 1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1782-08-10"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to William Ellery, Newport, R. I"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Sends newspaper containing the letter of Carleton and Digby to General Washington; finds it difficult, as a new member, to take up the business of Congress; letter from General Washington informs them of an embarkation of British troops at New York, probably for Charleston; the resolution concerning the German prisoners is being carried into effect; act for establishing a Supreme Court of Appeals in maritime cases has not had a third reading; he favors Marshall for the vacant seat; Jay has sent an account of his negotiations at Madrid; he is going to Paris; Adams and Laurens may have joined him and Dr. Franklin there; the British have made some advances for peace; is pleased to hear that he has breakfasted with Washington, because his enemies believe that he had been one of the intriguers against Washington; the completion of the Dutch treaty is expected; refers him to Joseph Brown of Providence for the account of the wooden still he inquired about."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Howell, David (Philadelphia, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1782
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1782
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1782-08-10
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1782-08-10
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1782-08-10