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A creditor gives William Short the status of his debts.

A cousin asks William Short to handle some financial matters for him because he has no one in Paris on whom he can rely, and he requests a copy of a Virginia newspaper and a draft of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia.

A cousin writes to William Short regarding some mutual financial matters, laments the tardiness of the mail, but indicates he is expecting letters and news from a ship recently arrived in Falmouth from the James River.

William Short writes to his cousin discussing the best manners of correspondence, and he asks for news from home, both public and regarding Short's personal finances, once his cousin arrives back in Virginia.

William Short's cousin assures him he will tend to some financial matters on his behalf once he arrives in Virginia, and he recommends a banking house in London.

William Short writes to his brother-in-law about Short family matters and his own business and financial concerns.