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A mentor of William Short relays news from Virginia and America.

A friend in Virginia writes to William Short expressing disappointment at not having heard from him recently, updates him on various local, state and national events, and in a postscript describes an injury he has suffered.

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The American Commissioners authorize William Short's mission to The Hague regarding the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Prussia. 

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An American agent in the Dutch Republic writes to William Short about setting up a meeting with Baron von Thulemeier, the Prussian emissary at The Hague.

The Prussian emissary in The Hague informs William Short of the required formalities to be completed previous to the conclusion of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Prussia and the United States.

William Short informs the Prussian emissary of the instructions he has received from the American government to conclude the ratification of the 1785 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Prussia. 

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The Prussian emissary at The Hague informs William Short that he is sending two copies of the U.S.-Prussia Treaty, an original and one with errors to be corrected.