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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: attempts of House of Delegates to pass war debt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.115 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 9, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses the attempts of the House of Delegates to pass the war debt bill and the election of the new delegation to Congress (Madison was not re-elected).

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

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