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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.137 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 26, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter mentions official peace and elections in the Virginia House of Delegates. Possibly misdated 1789 but should be 1783. The docket by Madison is 1783.

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

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