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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.116 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 16, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses debts of Virginia, removal of enslaved individuals by the British, discussion of the possible removal of the seat of government to Georgetown, remarks of Jefferson on topic, and Craddock Taylor.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Taylor, Craddock, fl. 1783

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