Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.073 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Caroline Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 23, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy
The letter discusses his return home after his trip to western Virginia, British activities in Virginia, and news from the Carolinas. Also mentions: military rumors, Portsmouth, VA, Petersburg, VA, possibly Augusta, GA, General Greene, Lord Rawdon, Spanish Fleet, St. Augustine, FL, Charleston, SC, and Jamestown VA.
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