Documents

Published by Founders Online. 

Published by Founders Online. 

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.

Published by Founders Online. 

Published by Founders Online. 

A friend of William Short relays news from home, including health issues, Virginia politics, and foreign relations, and he compares the culture of America with Europe.

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.

Published by Founders Online.

A friend in Virginia writes to Short lamenting the irregularity of their correspondence and discussing recent events in the state.