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Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) to James Madison re: loss of correspondence, war in West Indies, Va.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.091 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 01 July 1782 Pagination: 1, 1 p. 24 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Loss of correspondence, war in West Indies, Virginia Assembly. On verso of sheet: extract, copied by Pendleton, of a commentary on standing armies and their cost. Transcribed material written in much less neater hand. Title noted on A2v: "Resources of Northern Governments" (Holland, Denmark, Sweden & Russia).

Mentions: West Indies, Virginia Assembly.

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

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