- unitid
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{"value"=>"279792", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 15587", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 23, 1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1782-05-23"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Gen. [Alexander] Leslie [Charleston, S. C.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"A fleet of transports has been sent for the evacuation of Savannah and St. Augustine, to bring off the troops, stores, and loyalists with their effects; proper attention must likewise be shown to the Governors, and inhabitants whom they recommend; the fortifications are to be left uninjured; no plundering nor insult to be allowed; he is making arrangements to put this place in a respectable state, and will admit no useless encumbrances; only the troops and field-train will be landed here, the heavy artillery will be sent to Halifax. Copy. Endorsed."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808 (New York)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1782
- date_inclusive_end
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1782
- keydate
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1782-05-23
- date_start
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1782-05-23
- date_end
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1782-05-23