William Short Papers, [1772], 1789-1847, 1931.

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William Short Papers, [1772], 1789-1847, 1931.

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Letters, 1789, 1839, and 1846-1847, of William Short, while a diplomat in France, and later while living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary

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