William and Peyton Short Papers
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Scope and Contents
Dated 1783-1825. Letters, 1783-1825, primarily between William Short (1759-1849), American diplomat and financier, who, after a career in Europe, settled in Philadelphia, Pa., and his brother, Peyton Short (1761-1825), a native of Virginia who moved to Kentucky and engaged in extensive land speculation there and in Ohio. William gives advice concerning Peyton's career and the education of his children, and discusses other family matters, but is primarily concerned with various speculative land transactions in Kentucky and Ohio. Frequent litigation is involved, and, in the later years, William and Peyton's letters show an estrangement brought on by the latter's financial problems.
Dates
- Creation: 1783-1825
Creator
- Short, William (1759-1849) (Person)
- Short, Peyton, 1761-1825 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Biographical Information:
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. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Extent
0.20 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Gift
General
Other Information:
A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/65_Sh9_Short__William_and_Peyton.pdf
Processing Information:
Processed by Michael Foret in 1983.
Subject
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the William and Peyton Short Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Michael Foret.
- Date
- 2007-09-10
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository