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Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) to James Madison re: attack on the Hamilton's Bank of the U.S.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00099.145 Author/Creator: Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803) Place Written: Edmundsbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 January 1791 Pagination: 2.25 p. 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Objects to Hamilton's Treasury plan. Also discusses taxes, disposition of public lands, standing army, peace between Britain and Spain.

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

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