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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.076 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 10, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 21 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Describes the situation at Yorktown, the arrival of the French fleet and troops, fleet actions, and the Virginia military. Also mentions Lord Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, the war in Virginia. Discusses the anticipated arrival of George Washington and the capture of Lord Rawden.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826

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