- unitid
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{"value"=>"278472", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 8577", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 31, 1781", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1781-05-31"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [the officers of the militia of Philadelphia.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Thanks them for their assurances of confidence and good opinion; the calumnies against himself have caused him some pain, as the happiness of his country and the approbation of good men have been his chief objects; he hopes that in America the virtue of the citizens will protect public office and public character, while honestly administered and preserved, against the assaults of faction."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 (Philadelphia, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1781
- date_inclusive_end
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1781
- keydate
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1781-05-31
- date_start
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1781-05-31
- date_end
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1781-05-31