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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 17 December … | 1822-12-17 | Very soon after the departure of my last letter, I learned through the newspapers, the accident... |
| 302 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 17 March 1823 | 1823-03-17 | Contrary to all precedent I have by me a letter from you which has remained for two months... |
| 303 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 12 May 1823 | 1823-05-12 | If I could be induced by any means to attaching any value to any prophecy of mine, it would be... |
| 304 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 28 July 1823 | 1823-07-28 | I am thus far on my way to the land which I mentioned to you in a former letter; & having stopped... |
| 305 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 9 October 1823 | 1823-10-09 | Your kind favor of the 8 th ult o was waiting for me here, & I received & read it with those... |
| 306 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 29 March 1824 | 1824-03-29 | The last letter which I have had the pleasure of writing to you, was of the date of Octob: 9. in... |
| 307 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 17 April 1824 | 1824-04-17 | Your most agreeable favor of the 10 th was recieved here two days ago. You say nothing of your... |
| 308 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 10 May 1824 | 1824-05-10 | I did not intend to have troubled you again so soon when last I had the pleasure of writing to... |
| 309 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 19 July 1824 | 1824-07-19 | The date of this letter will shew that I have been detained here much longer than I had... |
| 310 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 7 August 1824 | 1824-08-07 | I have the pleasure of informing you of my arrival here, & thus having now approached so near to... |
| 311 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 3 October 1824 | 1824-10-03 | Knowing as I do, how every letter adds to the burthen which every mail you I have postponed... |
| 312 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 November 1824 | 1824-11-02 | I had this pleasure on the 3 d ult o I do not write this in order to add to the burthen of... |
| 313 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 18 December … | 1824-12-18 | I have abstained from acknowleging your favor of the 9 th ult o that I might not add to your... |
| 314 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 23 December … | 1824-12-23 | I send you the three letters inclosed merely because they are the complement of those I sent in... |
| 315 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 19 January 1825 | 1825-01-19 | The vol s of Hall arrived safe. I am much pleased that they gave the pleasure which I hoped, to... |
| 316 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 February … | 1825-02-27 | I have already had the pleasure of acknowleging & thanking you for your gratifying favor of the 8... |
| 317 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 April 1825 | 1825-04-27 | Your kind & most acceptable remembrance of the 4 th inst. calls for all my thanks. It gave me the... |
| 318 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 June 1825 | 1825-06-27 | Your kind letter which I last recieved from you (that of April 4) gave me much & real... |
| 319 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 4 October 1825 | 1825-10-04 | It is always a great gratification to me to recieve one of your letters. That of Aug: 9. I found... |
| 320 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 November 1825 | 1825-11-02 | I cannot too much thank you for your kind letter of the 14 th It gave me great relief from the... |
| 321 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 December … | 1825-12-14 | I had this pleasure on the 2 d ul to & trust that letter got safe to hand. I inclosed in it a... |
| 322 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 11 January 1826 | 1826-01-11 | Your letter of the 3 d inst. was received here the day before yesterday. It was not until today... |
| 323 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 4 March 1826 | 1826-03-04 | I never felt myself under the same degree of restraint in taking up my pen to write to you—for... |
| 324 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 6 May 1826 | 1826-05-06 | It has given me infinite pleasure to hear from you by the letter which you were so good as to... |
| 325 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 6 November 1807 | 1807-11-06 | Since my last of Oct. 3. from N. York, (which, I hope, was recieved) I have come to this place. I... |
| 326 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 25 November … | 1807-11-25 | I have postponed from day to day answering your kind & friendly letter of the 15th. because I... |
| 327 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 29 December … | 1807-12-29 | I had the pleasure of acknowleging on the 25th. ulto. your favor of the 15th. Since then I have... |
| 328 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 January 1808 | 1808-01-27 | I had the pleasure of writing to you on the 25th. of Novr. —& also on the 29th. of Decr.—The... |
| 329 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 26 March 1808 | 1808-03-26 | I have been so often disappointed that I was determined not again to announce my visit to... |
| 330 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 21 April 1808 | 1808-04-21 | The memda. shall be attended to with care & with pleasure— The fine weather will carry me first... |
| 331 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 28 April 1808 | 1808-04-28 | You will find inclosed the chain & seal. Chaudron had several—fresh from Paris as he told me, &... |
| 332 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 20 June 1808 | 1808-06-20 | I ought perhaps sooner to have acknowledged the receipt of the 20: d. for the watch-chain—It gave... |
| 333 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 8 July 1808 | 1808-07-08 | I write on the first moment of recieving yours of the 6th. The injunction there as to preliminary... |
| 334 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 10 July 1808 | 1808-07-10 | On the 8th. I answered your favor of the 6th.—Since then I have not heard from you—& this day... |
| 335 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 July 1808 | 1808-07-14 | I had the pleasure of writing you on the 8th. & on the 10th. in answer to yours of the 6th. I... |
| 336 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 15 July 1808 | 1808-07-15 | Your second favor (July 13) is just recieved, & I am extremely happy to be freed by the present... |
| 337 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 23 July 1808 | 1808-07-23 | As the time of my departure is delayed as mentioned in your favor of the 20th. I should not so... |
| 338 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 July 1808 | 1808-07-27 | I wrote on the 23d.—Will now trouble you with only a few words, & these I should spare you if it... |
| 339 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 7 August 1808 | 1808-08-07 | I take up my pen to answer your favor of the 2d.—It will be in time to go by the Tuesday’s mail... |
| 340 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 10 August 1808 | 1808-08-10 | Since my letter of the 7th. I have had incidentally a conversation with a person acquainted with... |
| 341 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 August 1808 | 1808-08-27 | Your favor of the 19th. was recieved here too late to answer it in time for yesterday’s mail from... |
| 342 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 31 August 1808 | 1808-08-31 | I wrote on the 27th. to which I beg leave to refer—I mentioned the reason of not proposing the... |
| 343 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 4 September … | 1808-09-04 | My letters to you not recieved at the date of yours of the 29th. were of the 27th & 31st.... |
| 344 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 11 September … | 1808-09-11 | Your favor of the 6th. was recieved yesterday—Without advancing so far as to leave the least room... |
| 345 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 28 September … | 1808-09-28 | Since my last to you of the 18th. instant Mr Gibbon has arrived here with the despatches that... |
| 346 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 September … | 1808-09-30 | I ask your permission to present to you a particular friend of mine, Mr Geo: Harrison of this... |
| 347 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 September … | 1808-09-30 | Mr Hare who is going to Washington wishes to have the honor of being introduced to you. I am... |
| 348 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 October 1808 | 1808-10-02 | A letter which I address this day to the Sec. of State from hence will explain the present state... |
| 349 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 25 November … | 1808-11-25 | I have the pleasure of addressing you from the country seat of a friend where I have come to... |