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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.066 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 23, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Letter mentions British depredations in Virginia, troop movements, and the Marquis de Lafayette. Also mentions: Potomack Creek, Alexandria, VA, Fredericksburg, NC, Richmond, VA, Williamsburg, VA, Hampton, VA, James River, and maneuvers of British troops.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
American Revolution, 1763-1783
President
Revolutionary War
Military History
Continental Army
Global History and US Foreign Policy
The War for Independence

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