- unitid
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{"value"=>"279810", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 15605", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"July 6, 1782", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1782-07-06"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Capt. Swiney, Commanding His Majesty's Ships of War, Tybee"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"2 pp. and 1 leaf with endorsement. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"In consequence of a memorial from Sir James Wright and the inhabitants of Savannah asking transports to convey negroes to Jamaica, he requests Swiney to provide shipping for 50 white men and 1,900 negroes; the Zebra will be ordered to convoy them; requests a supply of rum from the fleet for this place. Copy."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Leslie, Alexander, ca. 1740 1794 (Charles Town, S.C.)", "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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1782-07-06
- date_start
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1782-07-06
- date_end
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1782-07-06