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Pendleton, Nathaniel

Born October 27, 1756, in New Kent County, VA
Died October 20, 1821, in Hyde Park, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
Nominated by George Washington on September 24, 1789, to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 73. Confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789, and received commission on September 26, 1789. Service terminated on September 1, 1796, due to resignation.

Education:
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Professional Career:

Continental Army, 1775-1783
Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, -1789
State representative, Georgia, 1786
Attorney general, State of Georgia, 1786-1787
Chief justice, Superior Court of Georgia, 1789
Private practice, Dutchess County, New York, 1796-
Judge, Dutchess County [New York] Court, -1821

Manuscript Collections

Duke University
Durham, N.C.
Nathaniel Pendleton Papers, 1781-1782.
103 items. Collection contains Pendleton's papers including orders to troops in Georgia written by Pendleton as aide-de-camp for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, and a letter from Joseph Clay to Pendleton concerning supplies for the Georgia troops and the seizure of British cargo ships.

New-York Historical Society
New York, N.Y.
Nathaniel Pendleton papers, 1782-1819.
80 items; correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

Yale University
Sterling Memorial Library
New Haven, Conn.
Pendleton family papers, 1716-1853.
0.25 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence, and legal and financial papers reflecting Nathaniel Pendleton's service in the Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene.

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