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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.

William Short writes to an unknown person and describes events in Europe and Virginia, including his hopes for the abolition of slavery. This incomplete letter is perhaps the first instance of Short expressing his hopes for an end to slavery.

An associate in the Philadelphia firm of Willing, Morris & Swanwick informs William Short that he has been sent a bill of exchange for 4,750 livres tournois, which is all the money received from Benjamin Harrison, Short's financial manager, on his account since his departure for France. 

The American Commissioners authorize William Short's mission to The Hague regarding the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Prussia. 

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A physician friend discusses social and political events in Virginia and inquires about William Short adapting to life in France. 

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.

William Short informs the Prussian emissary of the instructions he has received from the American government to conclude the ratification of the 1785 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Prussia. 

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 .