Letter to Gen. James Clinton

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unitid
{"value"=>"280154", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 20246", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"June 28, 1779", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1779-06-28"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Letter to Gen. James Clinton"}
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Acknowledges receipt of Clinton's letter of 24th; thanks him for obviating any delay to General Sullivan, and for the celerity with which he has transported boats and stores; eulogises Col. [Marinus] Willett of whome he formed an opinion in 1775; in executing [Lieutenant] Hare, Clinton has rid the state of the greatest villain that was in it, hopes his abettors in the country will meet with a similar exaltation; has received an account of the Charlestown affair, sends it to Mr. Lansing to transmit with paint for the Oriska Indians; desires his best wishes to Col Willett, Major [William] Popham, Colonels [Peter] Gansevoort and Wysenfelts [Frederick Weisenfels?]."}
origination
{"value"=>"Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (Saratoga, N.Y.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1779
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1779
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1779-06-28
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1779-06-28
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1779-06-28

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