Letter, 1808 July 13, Washington, [D.C.] to [William] Short, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania].

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Letter, 1808 July 13, Washington, [D.C.] to [William] Short, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania].

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Short will not depart on the secret mission until the next ship sails in six weeks; instructs Short to choose his own secretary, but if Short uses the polygraph he may not need a secretary; afraid that the secretary may be suspicious of the mission; Cutting will most likely not go because he will not want to be separated from his wife and because of his business arrangements; Jefferson leaves for Monticello shortly; instructs Short to choose a secretary who is a republican.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 25 cm. x 40 cm.

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