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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.086 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 22, 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter mentions the exchange of prisoners, foreign news, Virginia finances, and personalities. Also mentions: military rumors, Governor Rutledge, Colonel Jervais, elections for the Virginia House of Representatives, Douglas Ambler, George Webb, Foster Webb, and Mr. Gilchrist.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Ambler, Douglas, fl. 1782
Webb, George, fl. 1782
Webb, Foster, fl. 1782
Rutledge, John, 1739-1800

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