- unitid
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{"value"=>"278598", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 9184", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
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{"value"=>"July 20, 1776", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1776-07-20"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Abraham Clark.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"2 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"He marched from German Flats on the 13th and arrived here the 16th with the boats and ten pieces of cannon sent him by Gen. Schuyler; he left Capt. [Joseph] Bloomfield to wait on the General during the treaty with the Indians; the fort will soon be made defensible; there is probability of an attack, as the way is open from Quebec to Oswego; if his regiment cannot be ordered down the country he will come to Jersey without them, as he would rather quit the service than stay here while the enemy continue in Jersey; commissions for Ensign [Cornelius] Hennion and Lieuts. [William B.] Gifford and [Ebenezer] Elmer have not yet come; Lieut. [Rynear] Blanchard had leave of absence at Albany; if he should not return, recommends Edmund [Disney] Thomas as ensign; Maj. [Francis] Barber is worth his weight in gold; officers and men seem pleased with the Declaration of Independence, but he would have preferred a reconciliation; thinks his regiment one of the best in the service; complains of want of pay; congratulates Clark on his appointment as one of the high mightinesses. A. L. Endorsed, \"Coppy Sent Abm. Clark July 20th.\"."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807 (Fort Stanwix, N.Y.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1776
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1776
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1776-07-20
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1776-07-20
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1776-07-20