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Pendleton, Edmund, Jr., fl. 1782 to Thomas Turner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.156 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund, Jr., fl. 1782 Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 27, 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 19 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Edmund Pendleton, Jr., accepting a promissory note from Mr. Thomas Turner. Accidentally retained with the Pendleton correspondence by the Madison family.

Pendleton, Edmund, Jr., fl. 1782
Turner, Thomas, fl. 1790

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