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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: long discussion of the problems of debt, inflation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.113 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 26, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter mentions a long discussion of the problems of debt, inflation, settlement of the costs of the War, and powers of the legislature.

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

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