- unitid
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{"value"=>"278597", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 9183", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Aug. 9, 1776", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1776-08-09"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Indian chiefs.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed, \"Coppy Sent Thomas Spenien (?) Sept. 3th.\" 1 page. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Acknowledges letter of the day before; sends two barrels of powder; cannot send more lead because of the probability of an attack here, and he understands that his brothers at the Castle are not in great need of it; three Oneidas have gone to Oswego for intelligence; report of a battle near New York."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807 (Fort Schuyler, N.Y.)", "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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1776-08-09
- date_start
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1776-08-09
- date_end
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1776-08-09