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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.135 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 25, 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses the attitude of Vermont towards the national Government and its independence movement. Possibly misdated "1789" and should be 1782.

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

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