Documents

A physician friend discusses social and political events in Virginia and inquires about William Short adapting to life in France. 

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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An American agent in the Dutch Republic writes to William Short about setting up a meeting with Baron von Thulemeier, the Prussian emissary at The Hague.

The Prussian emissary in The Hague informs William Short of the required formalities to be completed previous to the conclusion of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Prussia and the United States.

The Prussian emissary at The Hague informs William Short that he is sending two copies of the U.S.-Prussia Treaty, an original and one with errors to be corrected. 

The U.S. agent at The Hague writes out a receipt for Short's reimbursement of his expenses in that city .

The Minister Plenipotentiary for the United States in France asks William Short to become his private secretary.

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

A physician friend of Short's relays information regarding events in Virginia.

Receipt for the medicines William Short purchased in Paris.