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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.136 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 2, 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

The letter includes congratulations on the passage of the Bill of Rights, and mentions the expected ratification of Constitution.

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

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