- unitid
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{"value"=>"280055", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 20146", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"normal"=>"1778-12-24", "value"=>"2 A. M., Dec. 24, 1778"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Has that moment certain intelligence that 27 sail of British transports had arrived within Tybee bar; will make every exertion and depend on what succor Lincoln can afford. In a postscript, announces the arrival of another express, enemy's fleet consists of 10 ships, 4 of them very large, 15 brigs, 1 topsail sloop and 1 small schooner."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Houstoun, John (Savannah, Ga.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1778
- date_inclusive_end
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1778
- keydate
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1778-12-24