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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.061 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 19, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses Virginia and the war, conduct of forces, movements of the British, diplomatic questions, Madison's health, Arnold, and Lafayette's arrival at Yorktown. Mentions: Lord Cornwallis, Colonel Harrison, Colonel Williams, General Gregory (traitor), Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Neck, VA, York Town, VA, Count D'Estaing, the possible Saratoga ship, Annapolis, MD, York, VA, the Marquis de Lafayette, Benedict Arnold, and military rumors.

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Gregory, Isaac, fl. 1781
Hector, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri, Comte D'Estaing (Marquis de Saillans)., 1729-1794

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