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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: taxes in Virginia, Stamp Act

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.026 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 17, 1765 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses taxes in Virginia and the imposition of the Stamp Act. "...The House of Commons resolved to & ordered a bill to establish a Stamp duty.... Poor America!" Includes other political matters.

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

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