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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.050 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 17, 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the war in Charlotte and Salisbury, North Carolina, and Benedict Arnold's treasonous act. Mentions Colonel Sumter, Colonel Tarleton, and General Gates.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832
Tarleton, Banastre, 1754-1833
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806

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