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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.049 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Virg[ini]a Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 8, 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The letter mentions Portsmouth, VA, public executions in Britain and actions of the British fleet and British government. Signature was partially cut along top but not removed from leaf.

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

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