- unitid
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{"value"=>"275852", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 2151", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"May 2, 1783", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1783-05-02"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to Horatio Gates [Virginia?]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Writes by Col. John Allan, who is going to Philadelphia to receive directions from Congress; he was appointed agent of the St. Johns and Nova Scotia Indians in 1777, and has since commanded an artillery company posted at Machias; he is entitled to the emoluments given to officers of his rank; Adams has given him a letter to the Secretary of War, and asks Gates to do the same; congratulates Gates on the return of peace, and on the capture of Burgoyne; Mr. Yancey is gone to South Carolina; has written to Gadsden recommending him."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 (Boston, Mass.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1783
- date_inclusive_end
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1783
- keydate
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1783-05-02
- date_start
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1783-05-02
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1783-05-02