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Letter, 1790 July 26, New York, [New York] to [William] Short, n.p.

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dc.contributor.author Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-10-12T18:47:34Z
dc.date.available 2011-10-12T18:47:34Z
dc.date.issued 1790-07-26 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Thomas Jefferson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10288/15133
dc.description.abstract Concerns the shipping of Jefferson's belongings from Paris to Philadelphia because the government is to be moved there; wants William Short to make acknowledgements on the behalf of Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and President George Washington to the club des quatre vingts dix for including them as members; minister to be sent to Paris but Jefferson does not know who; President George Washington has yet to decide on the minister to France; a decision will be made shortly whether or not the members of the Senate will change in the fall or next spring; wants William Short to return to the United States and take part in public office; Jefferson is sure William Short is capable of being anything he wants to be; the government needs able "characters;" President George Washington will visit Mount Vernon soon; Jefferson will visit Monticello soon. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship College of William and Mary. Swem Library. Jefferson Project
dc.description.sponsorship Papers of Thomas Jefferson (Princeton University)
dc.description.sponsorship The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
dc.language.iso eng
dc.subject Washington, George, 1732-1799 en_US
dc.subject Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence en_US
dc.title Letter, 1790 July 26, New York, [New York] to [William] Short, n.p. en_US
dc.type text en_US
dc.type.genre Letters (correspondence) en_US
dc.identifier.collectionId Mss. 39.1 J35
dcterms.isPartOf Thomas Jefferson Papers

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