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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: transmittal letter of the preceding legal document

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.148 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 9, 1781 Pagination: 5 p. : address : Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Transmittal letter for legal brief in the suit of Jones v. Walker. Page 4 is docketed by Madison: "[illegible] inclosing the discussions in the Circuit Court of the US at Richmond on the subject of 'British Debts'." A pencil note identifies the handwriting as Madison's.

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

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