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Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Note concerning the office of Sheriff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.015 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 1768 ca. Pagination: 1 p. 15 x 18 cm Order a Copy

Pendleton's note giving his opinion on a document (written in an unknown hand) concerning the office of Sheriff and one Major Burnley, undated.

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