Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.070 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 21, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy
The letter mentions the discussion of the powers of the Continental Congress to make a direct tax on citizens and news of military operations in North Carolina. Also mentions: revenue of Congress, Colonel Hamilton, taxes, Sir Henry Clinton, Death of General Philips, Benedict Arnold, Marquis de Lafayette, Lord Cornwallis, and military rumors.
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