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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: legal opinion on Madison family wills and estate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.017 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 January 1762 Pagination: 1 p. 33 x 21 cm Order a Copy

Mentions passing down slaves.

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

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