Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.052 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 30, 1730 Pagination: 2 p. : address : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy
The letter discusses British troops landing in Virginia, their depredations, military movements in the Carolinas and Georgia, and activity in the Virginia House of Delegates. Also mentions: Portsmouth, VA, Hampton, VA, New York, landings of the British Fleet, Augusta, GA, Colonel Tarleton, Colonel Davidson, Lord Cornwallis, General Gates, verbal attacks on Benjamin Franklin, Virginia House of Delegates, and military battles. There are some physical losses on the paper.
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