<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Pendleton Family correspondence</titleproper><titleproper>Pendleton Family correspondence <num>WLU.Coll.0456</num></titleproper><author>updated by Kim Sims, April 2026</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-04-10 07:02:18 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Pendleton Family correspondence</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Pendleton, William Nelson, 1809-1883</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Pendleton, A. W.</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1857/1879" type="inclusive">1857, 1879</unitdate>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_ff12633361dc258c66c53d94bf13cfab">The collection is in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Identification of item], Pendleton Family Correspondence (WLU Coll. 0456), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection consists of three letters. Two are addressed to Jane Pendleton and one s addressed to Gordon Pendleton.  There is a letter dated January 4, 1867 written to Jane by her aunt, M. A. Adams. She writes about her financial situation and family matters. Another was written to Jane by her brother-in-law William Pendleton dated February 2, 1879. it consoles her on the death of her long-time husband. The letter to Gordon was written by his brother, A. W. Pendleton in Warsaw, Virginia and is dated February 23, 1857.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Family -- Conduct of life</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Condolence notes</subject>
    <famname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Pendleton family</famname>
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