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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: resumption of commerce, Virginia House of Delegates

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.114 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 2, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses that the commerce of Virginia began to resume. Also, mentions Virginia House of Delegates and James Monroe.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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