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Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) to James Madison re: extradition between states, need for federal authority

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.118 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 July 1783 Pagination: 2 p. 21 x 16 cm Order a Copy

Problems of extradition among states, especially for bad debts, difficulty of common medium of exchange, need for Federal authority, crops in Virginia.

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

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