Documents

IOU to Short of 4 pounds specie from an unknown individual.

This is the earliest document in The Papers of William Short database.

A cousin of William Short informs him that an enslaved man has stolen money and fled to Europe.

A friend informs that he has taken care of William Short's business, encloses a letter from his brother Peyton, and discusses cost of living in Europe, his difficult financial situation, and legal issues between him and his wife.

The second half of this letter is published by Founders Online in Philip Mazzei to Thomas Jefferson, 6 December 1784. 

A fellow Virginian informs William Short that he has gotten married and discusses Congress moving from Trenton, social events in Richmond, and news about mutual acquaintances.

A Virginia politician wonders if Short will return to America in time to replace him or James Monroe in their positions on the Virginia Council of State, and he informs Short that Judge Bartholomew Dandridge died and was replaced on the Virginia General Court by Henry Tazewell.

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 friend and fellow Virginian provides William Short with news from home, mostly about family and acquaintances.

A friend and fellow Phi Beta Kappa member writes to William Short, describing his travels in Europe and discussing sexual encounters.

A Philadelphia merchant indicates that he has already received two copies of a letter William Short forwarded him and that he has sent Short's letters for America on the packet boat Martinique to New York.

A college friend describes his health problems on his journey from Lyon to Amsterdam.