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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: military news from the South, prisoner exchanges

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.059 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 5, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

The letter mentions: military news, Benedict Arnold, Lord Cornwallis, General Leslie, Braddock Taylor, Harry Pendleton, Camden, N.J., and prisoner exchanges.

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Leslie, Alexander, 1731-1794
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Taylor, Braddock, fl. 1781
Pendleton, Henry, fl. 1781
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Treason
Spying
Military History
Revolutionary War
Continental Army
Prisoner of War
Battle
Presidents
The War for Independence

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