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William Nelson to William Short, 26 March 1785
Written By: Nelson, William, Jr.
A friend of William Short relays news from home and asks Short to compare France to Virginia.
William Nelson to William Short, 13 May 1785
Written By: Nelson, William, Jr.
A friend of William Short relays news from home, including health issues, Virginia politics, and foreign relations, and he compares the culture of America with Europe.
William Nelson to William Short, c. 1785
Calendared Document - transcription not available
Written By: Nelson, William, Jr.
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.
William Nelson to William Short, 17 July, 10 and 12 August 1785
Written By: Nelson, William, Jr.
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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