A college friend describes his health problems on his journey from Lyon to Amsterdam.
A friend and fellow Phi Beta Kappa member discusses his relationship with a married woman and news about acquaintances in common.
A friend updates William Short on events in the United States, in particular relating to the Episcopal clergy, and informs him he has seen his brother Peyton Short and Maj. Thomas Edmunds.
This letter is incomplete; only the last page can be found in the William Short Collection at LOC. The date of the letter is therefore inferred from its place in the microfilm reel.
A mentor of William Short relays news from Virginia and America.
A college friend writes about mutual acquaintances he and William Short have in France and Virginia, and he encourages Short to embark on romantic adventures.
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A physician friend discusses social and political events in Virginia and inquires about William Short adapting to life in France.
The manager of Short's affairs in Virginia gives him an update regarding his finances.
A friend in Virginia writes to Short lamenting the irregularity of their correspondence and discussing recent events in the state.
A physician friend of Short's relays information regarding events in Virginia.