- unitid
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{"value"=>"278506", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 8781", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Jan. 10, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-01-10"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to the Council of Safety, Philadelphia"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The militia is much reduced by desertion; many thought that the army's leaving Prince Town was a retreat, and immediately pushed off to Carrells Ferry and other places, thinking it safer to retire in small bodies; it has been, and must always be a great disadvantage, when privates undertake to judge of the motives of a general by his movements; steps should be taken to induce the refugees to return."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Cadwalader, John (Morris Town, N. J)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1777
- date_inclusive_end
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1777
- keydate
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1777-01-10
- date_start
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1777-01-10
- date_end
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1777-01-10