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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.112 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 17, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter is further discussion of the preliminary treaty. It also discusses Guy Carleton at New York and the Virginia House of Delegates.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Carleton, Guy, Baron Dorchester, 1724-1808

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