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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to "General" James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.151 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 28, 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

In the letter, Madison is saluted as "Dear General" as a joke. Also comments on political pamphlets Madison has sent, states clear anti-Hamilton positions, and discusses relations with the French.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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