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Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) to James Madison re: war in the South and Virginia, state politics

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.062 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1781 Pagination: 2 p. 24 x 18 cm Order a Copy

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. Greene, American victory in North Carolina, Virginia House of Delegates-Elections, Military recruitment.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Madison, James, Sr., 1723-1801

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