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Peyton Short (17611825)

Role

In 1800 Short wrote Bushrod Washington regarding Kentucky lands.

Description

Peyton Short, brother of diplomat William Short and brother-in-law of William Henry Harrison, was born on 17 December 1761 in Surry County, Virginia. A graduate of The College of William and Mary, he practiced law and speculated in western lands. After moving to Kentucky, he served as a state senator (179296) and collector of customs at Louisville.

Citations

"From Alexander Hamilton to Peyton Short, [1 December 1789]," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0002-0161. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 26, 1 May 1802 – 23 October 1804, Additional Documents 1774–1799, Addenda and Errata, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1979, p. 499.]

"Peyton Short," Quarterly Publication of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, Volume 5, Number 1 (JanuaryMarch 1910), 3.

William and Peyton Short Papers, Special Collections Research Center, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Jane Ann Short sampler at Antique Kentucky Samplers.

Peyton Short at Find a Grave.

Peyton Short at FamilySearch.