- unitid
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{"value"=>"275519", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 1167", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Sept. 27, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-09-27"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Richard Caswell, Governor of North Carolina.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 1 page. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Congress has been driven to Lancaster by Howe's approach to Philadelphia; it is thought he will fight another battle before taking the city; Washington is reënforced by Macdougall with 1,500 regulars, and 2,000 Virginians; Gates's army in the north is strong; Burgoyne must fight or retreat; either would end hostilities in that quarter for a time."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Harnett, Cornelius (Lancaster, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1777
- date_inclusive_end
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1777
- keydate
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1777-09-27
- date_start
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1777-09-27
- date_end
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1777-09-27