Letter, 1812 October 17, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia], to [William] Short, n.p.

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Letter, 1812 October 17, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia], to [William] Short, n.p.

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Conditions of sale of Short's land to Mr. Higginbotham, including summary of title from original 1730 land grant. Jefferson will give bonds owed Mr. Higginbotham to Short, on the basis of his "upwards of 10,000 acres of land in my Monticello and Poplar Forest tracts" and other smaller parcels. Also summarizes his annual farm income in detail.

4 p. on 1 leaf ; 25 cm. x 20 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...