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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: the Stamp Act and personal business [misdated]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.027 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 11, 1765 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Discussing the Stamp Act and personal business. Includes other political matters. The date might be an error, Henkels notes that this letter should be November 11, 1765.

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

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