- unitid
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{"value"=>"275565", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 1269", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Mar. 18, 1779", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1779-03-18"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [Henry Laurens and W. H. Drayton]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"the delegates of South Carolina in Congress [Philadelphia]. Incloses an extract of a letter from Gen. Lincoln; urges necessity of troops for the defence of South Carolina and Georgia. 3 pp. A postscript of 2 pp. contains detailed information about the troops they have and gives a copy of a memorandum handed to Gen. [Robert] Howe for them, which shows that Gen. [Sir John] Vaughan is expected to move against South Carolina with a fleet and 10,000 men."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Rutledge, John (Charleston, S.C.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1779
- date_inclusive_end
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1779
- keydate
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1779-03-18
- date_start
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1779-03-18
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1779-03-18