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A cousin asks William Short to handle some financial matters for him because he has no one in Paris on whom he can rely, and he requests a copy of a Virginia newspaper and a draft of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia.
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Fulwar Skipwith to William Short, 12 May 1786. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.
Fulwar Skipwith to William Short, 12 May 1786. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.