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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: news, capitol coming to the Potomac

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.144 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 21, 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses local news, Pendleton's pleasure with the capitol coming to the Potomac, discussion of American pre-war debts to Britain, and constitutional defining of treaties.

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

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