- unitid
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{"value"=>"275446", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 1009", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"July 18, 1784", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1784-07-18"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Maj.-Gen. Horatio Gates, Philadelphia"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A.L.S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Would gladly accompany him to New York and Long Island, but cannot leave his law business; Dr. Tillotson is staying with him, having returned from the Eastern Shore; thanks Gates for having made them acquainted; is surprised that he does not mention a certain lady in his letter, for he hears he has been at Hackettstown and New York since he last saw him; nor does he mention Miss Ch–w, whom Howard desires greatly to meet; sends compliments to Armstrong."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Howard, John Eager (Baltimore, Md.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1784
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1784
- keydate
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1784-07-18
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1784-07-18
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1784-07-18