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A friend of William Short updates him on political, legal, and cultural events in Virginia and the backcounty, relays information about relations between Virginia and Maryland, and discusses British debt.

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

A friend in Virginia writes to Short lamenting the irregularity of their correspondence and discussing recent events in the state.

The secretary to the American legation in London writes to William Short, discussing political conditions, offering advice, and describing his concerns and hopes for America's future.

William Short writes to his cousin discussing exchange rates in Paris and London and asking for news from Virginia.

William Short's cousin explains that he has still not left England for Virginia, assures Short he will update him on news from Virginia as soon as he can, and asks for another copy of Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, as he lost his first copy.

The agent for the United States in The Hague informs William Short that he has received the payment of the second semester of his salary amounting to $650.