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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: legal matters and the hard winter

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.025 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 27, 1765 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The land discusses land sales and court settlements.

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

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