Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: proposes correspondence, military news
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.046 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 27, 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 32 cm Order a Copy
In the letter, Edmund Pendleton proposes to Madison that they should exchange correspondence while Madison serves in Congress. "The rites of [political] friendship." He passes along news of military actions in the South. It mentions General Gates' letter to Congress and the "unhappy affair to the southward." The letter includes other political matters.
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