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The Minister Plenipotentiary for the United States in France asks William Short to become his private secretary.

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Reel 1, Papers of WS, LOC

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Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 24 September 1785. 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.