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Letter not found; listed by William Short in an inventory of his correspondence.

Short notes that in this letter he advises Skipwith to send his son to Rome and offers to accompany him.

 

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William Short to Peyton Skipwith, 6 January 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.