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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: loss of correspondence, war in West Indies, Va.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.091 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 1, 1782 Pagination: 3 p. ; address ; docket : Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses loss of correspondence, war in West Indies, and Virginia Assembly. The letter is on verso of sheet: extract, copied by Pendleton, of a commentary on standing armies and their cost. The transcribed material is written in a much less neater hand. Title noted on page 2: "Resources of Northern Governments" (Holland, Denmark, Sweden & Russia).

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803

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