Peyton Skipwith : papers, 1796-1801.

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Peyton Skipwith : papers, 1796-1801.

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Papers consisting of letters, deeds, indentures, and survey reports regarding Skipwith's land in Mason and Mercer counties, Ky., which was surveyed by John Hill; and a diary of a journey to Ky. through the Cumberland Gap in 1796.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Skipwith, Peyton, fl. 1796-1801.

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Virginia landowner. From the description of Peyton Skipwith : papers, 1796-1801. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49337967 ...

Short, William, 1759-1849

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William Short was born in Surry County, Virginia, in 1759, the son of William Short and Elizabeth (Skipwith) Short. He graduated in 1779 from the College of William and Mary where he had been one of the founders of Phi Beta Kappa. He acted as Thomas Jefferson's private secretary in Paris and as secretary of legation and charge d'affairs. He was minister to The Hague. He participated in negotiations of the Pinchney Treaty with Spain. Short died in 1849. From the guide to the William S...