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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.064 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 7, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. 33 x 21 cm Order a Copy

War news from Virginia and the Carolinas, speculation on the next British move. A2 trimmed. Mentions: French fleet, Lord Cornwallis, Gen. Greene, Col. Tarlton-Death of, Congress-Criticism of, Rumor of death of Russian Empress and her successor's alliance with Britain.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Tarleton, Banastre, 1754-1833
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796

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