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{"value"=>"EM. 1537", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
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{"value"=>"Aug. 4, 1796", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1796-08-04"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Alexander J. Dallas"}
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{"value"=>"3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Explains the omission of his (McKean's) name from the Declaration of Independence as printed in the Journals of Congress and in other publications; he was present on July 4th and voted for independence, but left soon after with his battalion of militia; did not sign his name to the engrossed parchment until after his return, some time later in the same year. A. L. Endorsed, \"Rough draft of a Lre. respecting the Declaration of Independence.\"."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 (Philadelphia, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1796
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1796
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1796-08-04
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1796-08-04
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1796-08-04