Letter, 1808 August 29, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to [William] Short, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania].

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Letter, 1808 August 29, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to [William] Short, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania].

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Wishes Short was with Jefferson and James Madison in Monticello so they could impress upon him the objectives of Short's mission to Russia: not only to reiterate U.S. neutrality and to cultivate friendship in general, but to ensure that the Russian government will "patronize our interests" in Europe, making sure that the United States' maritime rights are respected by England and France, "neither of which wish us success"; shares that Alexander I wished to correspond with Jefferson; he volunteered to help effect the release of the captured U.S.S. Philadelphia and her crewing the Barbary Wars.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 25 cm. x 19 cm.

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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...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

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