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{"value"=>"278257", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 7738", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Aug. 20, 1775", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1775-08-20"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Lund [Washington]"}
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 4 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"He was surprised and vexed to learn of the behavior of the Scotchmen at Port Tobacco; wishes to have money sent to Simpson to set the mill going; spinning should go forward; danger to Mrs. Washington from Lord Dunmore is probably ended, but if not, a kitchen at Alexandria or some other place of safety should be provided for her and for his papers; the people of Massachusetts do not deserve the character they have obtained; he has broken six officers for cowardice and for overdrawing pay; the men might fight very well if properly officered, though they are dirty and nasty; had they been supported they would have defeated the regulars at Bunker's Hill; the enemy will not come out, nor can they get at the enemy; he would be glad to see Dr. Craik here if there were anything worth his accepting, but the Massachusetts people let nothing go by them; directions concerning carpentry work, the mill, and other matters of the estate."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Cambridge)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1775
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1775
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1775-08-20
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1775-08-20
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1775-08-20