- unitid
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{"value"=>"278389", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 8303", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 12, 1776", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1776-05-12"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Col. [James] Clinton"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Directs him to have all the artillery and stores sent over to Longuille or Laprarie; everything that cannot be removed must be destroyed; on advice of the approach of the enemy, Clinton must send an express to Col. Bedel at the Cedars to retreat to St. Johns; if the inhabitants of Montreal molest Clinton while drawing off the troops, he is to set fire to the town."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (Montreal)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1776
- date_inclusive_end
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1776
- keydate
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1776-05-12
- date_start
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1776-05-12
- date_end
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1776-05-12