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{"value"=>"279931", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 20021", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
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{"value"=>"July 14, 1778", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1778-07-14"}
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{"value"=>"Letter to Mrs. [Elias] Boudinot, Baskinridge [N. J.]"}
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Expresses anxiety at not hearing from her; had dined with La Sieur Gerard [the French Minister] yesterday, who was about 50 years of age; modest, grave, decent, cheerful man; describes Gerard's reception at Chester by a Committee of Congress [John Hancock, R. H. Lee, Drayton, Roberdeau and Duer]; news received of one of their armed ships the Ranger, 18 guns and 123 men, being on the coast of Ireland [off Carrick-Fergus]; the Drake, a frigate of 20 guns and 150 men was sent out to take her but within 65 minutes struck to the Ranger, Capt. [John Paul] Jones, with a loss of Captain, Lieutenant and 42 men; Capt. Jones lost the captain of his marines and about 8 men; after that the Ranger sailed into Whitehaven, burned all ships in the harbor, spiked about 30 cannon in the fort, and took 5 prizes on the passage home; is happily situated except for wife's absence; under great obligations to Mrs. Franklin for kind attentions; is preparing for a public reception to the Sieur Gerard; concludes with domestic details and messages."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 (Philadelphia, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1778
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1778
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1778-07-14
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1778-07-14
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1778-07-14