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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: withdrawal of British troops, Loyalist situation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.097 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 9, 1782 Pagination: 2 p. 22 x 17 cm Order a Copy

Withdrawal of British troops, Loyalist situation. Mentions: Recovery of runaway slave, Military rumors, Canada, New York (N.Y.), New Jersey, American Loyalists-Treatment of.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801

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