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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.141.01 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 3, 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses the Judiciary Bill, balance of powers, how the Court will operate under the Constitution, long discussion of problems of the Courts, impeachment, circuit courts, and Virginia crops.

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

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