- unitid
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{"value"=>"278510", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 8802", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Jan. 5, 1778", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1778-01-05"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Gen. [William] Heath"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"L. S. Endored. 3 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Acknowledges letter of Jan. 3, enclosing resolution of Congress respecting payment of provisions, and stating that all accounts must be settled and paid in the same manner as in the case of prisoners before the Convention troops be allowed to embark; should this be enforced the Convention would be violated in articles 2, 4, and 5; points out the evil consequences of a breach of faith; asks permission send an officer to Gen. Gates, who is now with Congress and who can explain the treaty; desires a passport for Mr. Clarke, acting commissary general, to proceed to Gen. Howe and lay before him the account stated by the American commissary; he hopes full answers may come in time to prevent disputes, but should ships arrive sooner, he purposes to demand means for immediate embarkation."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (Cambridge, Mass.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1778
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1778
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1778-01-05
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1778-01-05
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1778-01-05