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- GLC#
- GLC00099.064-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- April 7, 1781
- Author/Creator
- Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
- Title
- to James Madison
- Place Written
- Richmond, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
The letter discusses war news from Virginia and the Carolinas and speculation on the next British move. Also mentions: French fleet, Lord Cornwallis, General Greene, death of Colonel Tarleton, criticism of Congress, and the rumor of the death of the Russian Empress and her successor's alliance with Britain.
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