- unitid
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{"value"=>"275719", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 1646", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Oct. 20, 1777", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1777-10-20"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Richard Caswell, Governor of North Carolina"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S., John Penn. Signed also by Cornelius Harnett. Endorsed. 3 pp. Fo", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Account of the battle of Germantown; death of Gen. [Francis] Nash; Gens. [James] Grant and [James] Agnew reported killed, and Knyphausen and Erskine wounded; Gen. Washington is preparing to attack Howe again; Burgoyne has surrendered to Gates; Mr. Duché has acted a disgraceful part; it is thought that his letter to Washington was dictated by Howe; nothing is too mean for the British Court; Dr. Burke left last week; our little fleet kept the river against Lord Howe."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Penn, John (York, Pa.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
{"value"=>"Harnett, Cornelius", "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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1777-10-20
- date_start
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1777-10-20
- date_end
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1777-10-20