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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: breakdown in peace negotiations

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.096 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 2, 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The letter expresses concern over the breakdown in peace negotiations, description of how his nephew's enslaved person escaped with the French Army as an officer's servant.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, Jr., fl. 1782

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