Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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GLC#
GLC00099.076-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 10, 1781
Author/Creator
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Title
to James Madison
Place Written
Edmundsbury
Pagination
2 p. : address ; Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

The letter describes the situation at Yorktown, the arrival of the French fleet and troops, fleet actions, and the Virginia military. Also mentions Lord Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, the war in Virginia. Edmund Pendleton discusses the anticipated arrival of George Washington and the capture of Lord Rawdon.

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