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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.140 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 15, 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

In the letter, Pendleton asks Madison's help in getting a Federal judgeship in Georgia for his nephew Nathaniel Pendleton. Also, states his qualifications and war service.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Pendleton, Nathaniel, 1756-1821

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