- unitid
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{"value"=>"280058", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 20149", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Nov. 20, 1787", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1787-11-20"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Horatio] Gates"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Sends Merryman's catalogue of books for sale; the Federal Constitution is universally approved of here, but is not so popular in the lower parts of the state; Patrick Henry will use all his eloquence against it, but his influence is not nearly as great as it was; Col. Simms is a warm friend to the measure, and is a candidate for the Convention; Dr. Stewart will probably be the other member; Mason could not get twenty votes in the whole county; Robert and Gouverneur Morris have been in town; they say that most of the eastern states will adopt the Constitution; should the lower part of this state go against it, a division will take place, and this part of Virginia will accede; the whole state must soon be drawn in, as the middle and lower ranks everywhere approve the Constitution; examines Mason's objections."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hughes, James (Alexandria, Va.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1787
- date_inclusive_end
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1787
- keydate
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1787-11-20
- date_start
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1787-11-20
- date_end
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1787-11-20