Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 to James Madison

GLC00099.141.01

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
July 3, 1789
Author/Creator
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
Title
to James Madison
Place Written
Edmundsbury
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 21 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

The letter discusses the Judiciary Bill, balance of powers, how the Court will operate under the Constitution, long discussion of problems of the Courts, impeachment, circuit courts, and Virginia crops.

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