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To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 17 January 1804

From William Short

Jan. 17.— [1804]

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 most abundant source tho being considered by all as an Ame. Cit. to all intents & purpose—one only exception, regret the more as it is where I shd. the least have expected it—the report as to Strobel contradicted—as to the bank directors & Mason—Wish he cd. be inured to their sentiments that wd. surprize—they shew the adherence of men of property—well the heads of Govt could see into the hearts of all—they would not find their most dangerous enemies & best friends where they expect—will write to the owner of Cahusac by first letter—this will avoid the delay

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 20 Jan.

After his return to the United States in 1802, Short carried a message from Monroe to TJ that may have conveyed a request for a consular post for Short’s acquaintance Daniel strobel. TJ subsequently recommended Strobel for an appointment as U.S. consul in Antwerp (Madison, Papers description begins William T. Hutchinson, Robert A. Rutland, J. C. A. Stagg, and others, eds., The Papers of James Madison, Chicago and Charlottesville, 1962- , 37 vols.: Sec. of State Ser., 1986- , 10 vols.; Pres. Ser., 1984- , 8 vols.; Ret. Ser., 2009- , 2 vols. description ends , Sec. of State Ser., 4:573-4; Vol. 40:719n; Daniel Strobel, Jr., to TJ, 20 July 1805).

For a sense of what Short may have written concerning men of property, see TJ’s response of 23 Jan.

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