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