1To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 8th. inst. was recieved here on the 11th. inclosing an order on the Bank of U.S. for five hundred dollars, & which I accordingly carry to your credit. Under the desire you formerly communicated to me I am endeavouring to bring up our acct to the present time—I am a bad hand at business of this kind & it therefore costs me more trouble perhaps than it would another—When the...
2To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 26 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeffn. Pt.—inclose acot. up to Feb. 12. 05—bal. 8787.69.—to return me acots. inclosed after examining & correcting them—not to incommode himself—but desirable for me, & only to receive what in Arrer. to lessen his due to me—get Man. Compy —difficult to judge when here—impossible to direct when absent FC ( DLC : Short Papers); entirely in Short’s hand, consisting of an entry in his epistolary...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 23 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of addressing you on the 18th. ulto. & did not intend to have troubled you again—It is at the particular request of M. de Liancourt that I take up my pen at present—He has been applied to by the agricultural society of Paris to procure from America the seeds of which the extensive list is here inclosed. He says in his letter to me “ Je ne vois que M. Jefferson qui par ses...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 25 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeffn.—as to Catlett—& my land to be rented &c.—& to write to me at Richd. if not too inconvenient—if not dissuaded by him shall rent—as to the report of Strobels failure FC ( DLC : Short Papers); partially dated; entirely in Short’s hand, consisting of an entry in his epistolary record. Recorded in SJL as received from “Prestwood” on 5 Nov. On his return from Kentucky, Short stopped off at...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 10 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeffn.—ansr. his of 6.—as to land—Catlett &c.—shall employ Price & consult with Mr G. Jeffn.—hope he will also give his directions when at Monti.—as to [Britony]—Durrets lease—Mr Barnes I shall stop at Semmes’s—letter to be still kept for me—shall leave this in a few days & only stop at [Mt. Vernon]—anxious to get into winter quarters before the cold sets in—as to the vessel going to France, I...
6To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 3 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I take up my pen not as heretofore to trouble you about myself or my affairs, but merely to inclose you for greater caution a copy of the list of seeds of which I sent you the original in my last of Jany. 23. It is at the request of M. de Liancourt who desires to obtain them for the Society of Agriculture. I mentioned to you the reasons for which he was anxious that I should obtain of you to...
7To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 17 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Jefferson.—Ansr. his of 12—change of time &c—has not changed my determination that this shd be no inconvenience to him—of course at liberty to act as he pleases on it—the only inconvenience to me not to be able to direct myself the vestment—state of France—of sea & of my affairs with G.J. may perhaps make me stay another year—pleasure of my residence in my own country shall often regret it—the...
8To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 18 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just returned from Auvergne whither I informed you in my last of the 9th. of June I was going. We passed some time there near a considerable estate of a peculiar kind belonging to my friend—It consists entirely of mountain heights on which there is not a single house or a single tree, notwithstanding these heights extend for several leagues.—they are covered with snow one half of the...
9To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 10 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 10 Mch. 1803 . Replying to TJ’s letter of 3 Mch. , he asks that TJ bring the bundle of papers relating to Short’s affairs when he returns from Monticello, as he would like to have access to the maps and mortgage papers for his property. With regard to TJ’s offer to repay the money he owes Short in two years, Short states that he was “indifferent” to that subject before he left...
10To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 18 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved some days ago the letter which you did me the favor to write me by Chanor. Livingston . I have not written any since those you there acknowlege (except one by Mr Victor Dupont, of the 18th. of Octob.) I have been fearing for some time, as the commissions mentioned in your letter of March 17th., had not been heard of during the summer, that you might perhaps have been considering me...
11To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 19 April 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last of the 9th. of Decr. written from La Rocheguyon & sent by the French Chargé des affaires, I have remained silent; first because no good conveyance presented itself, & secondly because we have been for some time past expecting intelligence from America, which I wished to recieve before writing. Although I have as yet recieved no letter & nothing official has as yet arrived here, I...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 16 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeffn.—ansr. his last —mention my lands—shall request Mr. G. Jeff. to advertise them—shall endeavour to return to Virgia. Springs—uncertain if I shall find him at Mont. if [so shd.] be happy to see him there once more—Taylor to recieve the 500 a month—as to the political part of his letter—always my opinion on this subject—founded on my knowlege of the Spa. Govt—happy in the result—do not give...
13To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 21 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to beg pardon for having so long delayed to answer your favor of the 10th. inst. covering a draught on the bank here for 500. d.—It was recieved in due course & carried to your credit in the acct. subsisting between us. It is my intention if the weather & circumstances should be favorable to make a tour to the Southward this winter, & I shall certainly take Washington in my way were it...
14To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 5 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of writing you from New York on the 19th. of July, which letter I observe you recieved—I have since then been so constantly under way that I have omitted until now, acknowleging the reciept of your two favors of July 22. & Sep. 20. & for which I beg you to accept my thanks—The last inclosed a plat of the land tenanted (for which I am particularly indebted as it is the only...
15To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Jefferson—mention that of Minor —& to let me know if he hears from Lilly —desire to convert my land into money or ground rent at Alexia .—Barton—Bartram FC ( DLC : Short Papers); partially dated; entirely in Short’s hand, consisting of an entry in his epistolary record. Recorded in SJL as received from Philadelphia on 17 Dec. Earlier in the year, TJ had engaged John minor of Fredericksburg as...
16To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 9 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I was absent from Paris when Mr Dawson arrived here, but I returned a few days after & had the honor of recieving through him on the 19th. ulto. your letter of March 17th.—I am much indebted to you for the details you were so good as to give me there as to the state of politics, & I can assure you from the bottom of my heart that nothing could give me more solid & real satisfaction than to see...
17To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 15 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeffn.—As to papers he sent me— Price is to give him directions as to Durret &c— Anthony —If he shall not receive the back rents to give Price a list—he to acot. with Mr. G. Jef.—The affair of the etiquette—the gaz. of U.S.—the no advertisements explained—inclose the paper from J V Stap—Gerry’s letter to me left at N. York—My first object was to enquire after Harvie as have no ansr. from him...
18To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 2 Apr. 1803 . Replying to TJ’s letter of 23 Mch. , he advises TJ not to sell the land the president recently purchased. He prefers waiting for TJ’s payments to him, rather than causing regret. Before departing for Kentucky, Short will leave a power of attorney for his New York brokers, Lewis & Lawrence, who will receive payments and apply them on his behalf. He promises to send TJ a...
19To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 12 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 12 Apr. 1803. He reports that his letter of 2 Apr. was delayed but now encloses the account that TJ requested. He mentions some transactions carried out by John Barnes. He informs TJ that the first $500 payment can be sent to him in Philadelphia. Short refers to John Wickham’s interest in purchasing his Albemarle land, for which he seeks $10 an acre. He will be advertising the sale...
20To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 19 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Jeffn. Pr.—ansr. his of 9th—Change as to Barnes —pity no place cd. be found for him &c.—the payments made by B. were March & May—As to the Cahusac, an acct shall be sent &c—as to Laf. & the location, & the idea of his negotiation with an Amer. in business at Paris—plan of Ballston springs & Boston & province of Maine—in winter perhaps to Charleston—the longer I stay here the greater my...