- unitid
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{"value"=>"275537", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 1206", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Mar. 28, 1781", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1781-03-28"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [John Laurens? in France.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Incloses papers giving all material intelligence; failure of French fleet to enter the Chesapeake prevented Arnold's fall; news of Sumter, Marion, and Pickens in the south; their friends in St. Augustine are in good spirits and are determined to hold out to the last; some have been forced into temporary submission rather than see their families starve; news of their friends in Charleston; patriotism of the women; accessions of militia to the army; the letter by \"An Independent American\" is by Sir James Jay who takes this method of expressing his chagrin at his failure to be appointed Secretary to Franklin; Maryland has joined the Confederation; the impost duty; repeal of all tender laws will bring specie into circulation."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Bee, Thomas (Philadelphia, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1781
- date_inclusive_end
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1781
- keydate
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1781-03-28
- date_start
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1781-03-28
- date_end
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1781-03-28