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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: withdrawal of British troops, Loyalist situation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.097 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 9, 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses withdrawal of British troops, the Loyalist situation, recovery of runaway slave, military rumors, Canada, New York, New Jersey, and the treatment of American Loyalists.

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

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