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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison re: unhappiness over Hamilton's Treasury plan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.143 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 2, 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses Pendleton's unhappiness over Hamilton's plan, concerns over its nature, principles, constitutionality, and powers of separation.

Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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