Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 1785-1831.

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Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 1785-1831.

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Letters and memoranda written by Jefferson to William Short, who served as secretary to Jefferson as U.S. Minister to France and remained mained in France as chargeĢ d'affaires when Jefferson returned to America. The papers were kept by Short and endorsed by him in 1831. Includes the "Syllabus of an estimate of the doctrine of Jesus..." and letters from Jefferson to Thomas McAuley.

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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...

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...

McAuley, Thomas, 1778-1862

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