- unitid
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{"value"=>"280186", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 20279", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"June 23, 1780", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1780-06-23"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Caesar Rodney, Governor of Delaware"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S., Jno. Mathews. Signed also, Natl. Peabody. 1 page. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"They subjoin a copy of a letter just received from the Commander in Chief, and urge the Governor to forward his quota of men and supplies agreeable to their estimate of the 2d inst.; they point out the distress of the army, the fatal consequences of a defeat, and the shame of sacrificing the few brave spirits that at present compose the army."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"United States. Congress, Continental, 1775–1789", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1780
- date_inclusive_end
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1780
- keydate
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1780-06-23
- date_start
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1780-06-23
- date_end
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1780-06-23