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

A friend and fellow Phi Beta Kappa member discusses love, courtship and marriage, as well as his travel plans.

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.

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. 

The U.S. agent at The Hague writes out a receipt for Short's reimbursement of his expenses in that city .

Receipt for the medicines William Short purchased in Paris.

Published by Founders Online.

Published by Founders Online.

William Short writes to a French land speculator in the United States about his travel across the Atlantic, his arrival in France, and first impressions and experiences of French life and language.