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"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Declaration of Independence.

                                             Philadelphia 18 Nov 1776
Sir,
     I am in receipt of your letter of the 22 [?]. It is the part of my countrymen to say when I shall return to assist in revising the laws; it is mine to obey. With most profound respect, I am,
     Sir
          Your humble Serv.
               G. Wythe.
The Honble. Edmund Pendleton

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"Wythe To Edmund Pendleton, 18 November 1776." Image from the New York Public Library: Archives & Manuscripts, The Declaration of Independence.

The Honorable
     Edmund Pendleton, esq.
     Speaker of the house of delegates
          Virginia