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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: British depredations, troop movements, Lafayette

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.066 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 23, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. 21 x 17 cm Order a Copy

British depredations in Virginia, troop movements, the Marquis de Lafayette.

Also mentions: Potomack Creek, Marquis de Lafayette, Alexandria (Va.), Fredericksburg (N.C.), Richmond (Va.), Williamsburg (Va.), Hampton (Va.), James River, British troops-Maneuvers.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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