Documents

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 Philadelphia mercantile firm forwards a bill of exchange for 4,750 livres tournois on Messrs. Laval and Wilfelsheim of Paris to William Short and requests he obtain payment.

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. 

A document of William Short's calculations, accounts, and payments in livres tournois of his salary from 24 September 1785 to 24 April 1788. 

The manager of Short's affairs in Virginia gives him an update regarding his finances.

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

William Short's uncle sends news from Virginia and tells him he hopes to travel to Europe soon.

William Short's uncle relays news from Virginia, asks regarding the education of his son in England, and details his plans to travel to Europe.

William Short writes to his brother, complaining about a lack of correspondence, discussing financial matters including the sale of enslaved people, and inquiring about his sisters.

A creditor gives William Short the status of his debts.