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October 21, 1779
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
to James Madison
Signature has been clipped-off, affecting postscript: "I fear Roebuck v Roebuck is dismis<sed.>" Concerning land matters and the closing of Virginia's courts in 1774.
GLC00099.044
November 2, 1779
to James Madison re: land sales
Mentions Susanna Anne Goodwin and Cornelius and Lyonal Dixon. [refers back to #.040]
GLC00099.045
August 27, 1780
to James Madison re: proposes correspondence, military news
Good political and friendly letter. Proposes to Madison that they exchange correspondence while Madison serves in Congress. "the rites of [political] friendship." Passes along news of military actions in the South. Mentions General Gates' letter...
GLC00099.046
September 25, 1780
Mentions companies engaged in promoting the development of the West, the attack on St. Augustine, Florida, the military draft, and Virginia's claims in Ohio. With penciled quotation in later hand on bottom annotating "Hotspur" in Pendleton's letter...
GLC00099.047
October 1, 1780
Good Indian and Indian battle content. Also provides news of George Rogers Clark's expedition in Illinois and Indian conflicts. Docketed by Madison.
GLC00099.048
October 8, 1780
Mentions Portsmouth, Va. and public executions in Britain. Signature was partially cut along top but not removed from leaf.
GLC00099.049
October 17, 1780
Discusses the war in Charlotte and Salisbury, North Carolina, and Benedict Arnold's treasonous act. Mentions Colonel Sumpter [Sumter?], Colonel Tarlton, and General Gates.
GLC00099.050
October 23, 1780
to James Madison re: military preparations in Virginia, the French
Military preparations in Virginia, the French, parole question. (Henkels gives date as Oct. 20 but Mays dismisses that date.) EP has second digit of day overwritten and blurred. Also mentions Gov. Gadsden, Parole [?], France-Allies, Military...
GLC00099.051
October 30, 1730
Excellent content. Some physical losses to paper. British troops landing in Virginia, their depredations, military movements in the Carolinas and Georgia, activity in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Mentions: Portsmouth (Va.), Hampton (Va.), New...
GLC00099.052
November 6, 1780
to James Madison re: military news, situation in Canada, disarray
Excellent political content. Military news, situation in Canada, poor state of government in Virginia. Also mentions: British fleet, The Cork Fleet, French fleet, Quebec (Canada), Virginia House of Delegates, New York (N.Y.)
GLC00099.053
November 13, 1780
Good political content. Activities of the British Army in Virginia and the Carolinas, Virginia House of Delegates. Also mentions: New York (N.Y.), British fleet, Portsmouth (Va.), Gen. Muhlenburg, Gen. Gates-Inquiry into the conduct of, Virginia...
GLC00099.054
November 27, 1780
Excellent political content. Engagements with the British in Virginia, rumors of the wounding of Cornwallis, Virginia House of Delegates. Other topics: Gen. Muhlenburg, British fleet, Portsmouth (Va.), Lord Cornwallis-Wounding of, Col. Sumpter...
GLC00099.055
December 4, 1780
British fleet, state of Virginia militia, attempts of the House of Delegates at fund-raising. Also mentions: British fleet, Virginia militia-Pleurisy, Virginia House of Delegates, Taxes, Old and new money circulation.
GLC00099.056
December 11, 1780
Virginia militia and recruiting. Virginia militia-Recruiting, Virginia militia-Pleurisy, Major McGill.
GLC00099.057
February 5, 1781
to James Madison re: military news from the South, prisoner exchanges
Mentions: Benedict Arnold, Lord Cornwallis, Gen. Lesley, Braddock Taylor, Harry Pendleton, Camden, (N.J.), Prisoner exchanges.
GLC00099.059
March 5, 1781
Mentions: French fleet, Count d'Estaigne, Col. Green, Lord Cornwallis, Hillsboro (N.C.), Salisbury (N.C.), Cape Fear (N.C.), Camden (?), Gov. Nash, Caswell, Gen. Greene, Military recruitment, Portsmouth (Va.), American victories.
GLC00099.060
March 19, 1781
Virginia and the war, conduct of forces, movements of the British, diplomatic questions, Madison's health, Arnold, etc. Lafayette's arrival at Yorktown.
Mentions: Lord Cornwallis, Col. Harrison, Col. Williams, Gen. Gregory (traitor), Portsmouth (Va...
GLC00099.061
March 26, 1781
The war in the South and Virginia, actions in the Virginia House of Delegates. Very slight text loss against margin of A1v where the leaf has been adhered directly. A2 is absent.
Mentions: British fleet, Military rumors, Lord Cornwallis, Gen...
GLC00099.062
April 2, 1781
Concerns over fleet and troop movements, military news from the Carolinas, speculation of European relations with America. Mentions: French fleet, British fleet, Lynhaven Bay, Cape Fear, Gen. Greene, Gen. O'Hara; Dutch and European involvement.
GLC00099.063
April 7, 1781
War news from Virginia and the Carolinas, speculation on the next British move. A2 trimmed. Mentions: French fleet, Lord Cornwallis, Gen. Greene, Col. Tarlton-Death of, Congress-Criticism of, Rumor of death of Russian Empress and her successor's...
GLC00099.064
April 16, 1781
News of Lafayette, British depredations in Virginia. Mentions: Gen. Greene, Lord Cornwallis, Fredericksburg (N.C.), Potomack Creek, Alexandria (Va.), Military rumors, Virginia House of Delegates-Elections.
GLC00099.065
April 23, 1781
to James Madison re: British depredations, troop movements, Lafayette
British depredations in Virginia, troop movements, the Marquis de Lafayette.
Also mentions: Potomack Creek, Marquis de Lafayette, Alexandria (Va.), Fredericksburg (N.C.), Richmond (Va.), Williamsburg (Va.), Hampton (Va.), James River, British...
GLC00099.066
April 30, 1781
Concerning the war in Virginia. With postscript on Lafayette. Also mentions: General Philips, Rumor of alliance between Russia and Britain, York (Va.), Williamsburg (Va.), Col. Innes [?], Ruffin's Ferry [?], Appomattox River, Gen. Muhlenburg, Cedar...
GLC00099.067
May 7, 1781
State of the British, the war in Virginia. British plundering "their plunder is immence particularly in slaves."
Also mentions: French fleet, Spanish fleet, Dutch fleet, Sir Henry Clinton, Gen. Philips, James River, Williamsburg (Va.), Battle at...
GLC00099.068
May 14, 1781
With two line postscript on p. 3 on Cornwallis at Halifax. Also mentions: Gen. Philips, James Town (Va.), Brandon (Va.) [?], Marquis de Lafayette, Gen. Muhlenburg, James River, Gen. Nelson, Petersburg (Va.), Hicks's Ford (Va.) [?], Richmond (Va.)...
GLC00099.069
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