Letter, 1799 May 12, Edmundsbury [Caroline County, Va.], to James Madison.

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Letter, 1799 May 12, Edmundsbury [Caroline County, Va.], to James Madison.

Pendleton writes Madison that the letters Madison wrote him while in Congress were saved and will be returned at Madison's request.

2 p. ; 24 cm.

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Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803

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Edmund Pendleton (September 9, 1721 – October 23, 1803) was a Virginia planter, politician, lawyer and judge, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served in the Virginia legislature before and during the American Revolutionary War, rising to the position of Speaker. Pendleton attended the First Continental Congress as one of Virginia's delegates alongside George Washington and Patrick Henry, signed the Continental Association, and led the conventions both wherein Virginia declared inde...

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