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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: British troop movements, tobacco crop, Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.093 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 12, 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses British troop movements in the Carolinas, tobacco crops, and Indian wars. Also mentions: the French fleet, Charleston, the Dutch fleet, West Indies, and Colonel Crawford.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Crawford, William, 1722-1782

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