- unitid
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{"value"=>"277660", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 6573", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 20, 1758", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1758-05-20"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Gov. [William] Denny, [Philadelphia]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. Marked \"Secret.\" 2 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Has received a letter from secretary Pitt ordering him in the King's name to secure pilots who are experienced in the navigation of the Mobile and Mississippi rivers, and to send them to Halifax to be employed by Admiral Boscawen, and rewarded according to their services; is informed that reliable pilots may be found at Philadelphia and asks Gov. Denny to engage and send such to Halifax reporting all expenses to him; Captain Isaac Calcock the bearer is going to Halifax on this business; recommends that great secrecy be observed."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Lyttleton, William Henry, Baron Westcote (Charles Town, S.C.)", "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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1758-05-20
- date_start
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1758-05-20
- date_end
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1758-05-20