- unitid
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{"value"=>"275832", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 2076", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Feb. 13, 1778", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1778-02-13"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Elbridge Gerry, York, Penn."}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with the address. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Treats of the commission for examining the causes of the failure of the Rhode Island expedition; they have barely a quorum; only patriotic principles led him to undertake the business; is loath to be absent from the General Court and the forming of the constitution, regulating of money, etc.; asks if their expenses will be paid by Congress; they have drawn on agent [Daniel] Tillinghast for needed sums."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814 (Providence, R.I.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1778
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1778
- keydate
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1778-02-13
- date_start
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1778-02-13
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1778-02-13