- unitid
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{"value"=>"278727", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 9455", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Feb. 22, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-02-22"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Owen Biddle, Chairman of the Council of Safety of Pennsylvania"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"During the late irruption of the enemy, many bridges and boats were destroyed by the Pennsylvania militia to retard the British advance; though no one disapproves of the measure, there was unnecessary and wanton destruction; Capt. Charles Lawrence demolished the Cooper's Creek bridge, and Col. Mat-lack destroyed others, and sank loaded boats; to quiet the minds of the people and preserve harmony between the sister states, their council think it necessary that the matter should be inquired into; they must defer considering the case of the Tory prisoners, because they are daily expecting a member from Monmouth who is acquainted with the characters and offences of most of them."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Livingston, William (Haddonfield, 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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1777-02-22
- date_start
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1777-02-22
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1777-02-22