- unitid
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{"value"=>"275418", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 956", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Sept. 6, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-09-06"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to General [Washington?]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 2 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"On receipt of his letter the day before, he sent one of his light-horse to Colonel Richardson, at the head of Sassafrass; wrote also to Colonel Gist to obtain information of movements of the enemy's fleet; in-closes his letter on the subject; the report that the enemy had landed four hundred men at Town Point, between the rivers Elk and Bohemia, is false; is about to send a party to watch the enemy at Aitkins's Tavern; there are only four small warships in the Elk River; difficulty in obtaining cartridges from Wilmington; has only four rounds; hopes the militia will join him."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 (Middletown, Del.)", "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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1777-09-06
- date_start
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1777-09-06
- date_end
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1777-09-06