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Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) to James Madison re: the change in the English ministry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.089 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 May 1782 Pagination: 1.5 p. 33 x 21 cm Order a Copy

News of the change in the English ministry, probable effects on America, hope for a treaty, trade questions, disaffection in the western territory. Mentions: British Ministry-Changes in, Statehood for Western Territory, Possibility of treaty, Trade with Britain.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803

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