Summary
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.
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Reel 1, Papers of WS, LOC
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William Nelson to William Short, c. 1785. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.
William Nelson to William Short, c. 1785. The Papers of William Short digital edition, eds. Monica Henry and Marty D. Matthews. Columbia: University of South Carolina, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Southern Studies, 2026.