of Berlin, to put an end to your functions as his
Minister Plenipotentiary with the United States.

The President, in a letter to the King, has expressed his sense
of your merit, and his entire approbation of your conduct while
here, and has charged me to convey to yourself the same
sentiments on his part.

Had you returned to your station with us, you would have received
new and continued marks of the esteem inspired by the general
worth of your character, as well as by the particular
dispositions you manifested towards this country.

Amidst the regrets excited by so early a loss of you, it will be
a consolation, if your new situation shall contribute to advance
your own happiness.

As a testimony of these sentiments, we ask the acceptance of a
medal and chain of gold, with which Mr. Short is instructed to
present you on the part of the United States.

To this general tribute, permit me to add my own, with sincere
wishes for your constant happiness, and assurances of the respect
and esteem with which
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient and most humble servant,
Th: JEFFERSON.

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_Thomas Jefferson to William Short._

To
William SHORT, Esquire. Philadelphia, March 8th, 1791.

Dear Sir: You are directed to have a medal struck from the
diplomatic die, formerly ordered, and to present it with a chain
of gold to the Count de Moustier, who is notified that this will
be done by you. I formerly informed you that we proposed to (p. 121)
vary the worth of the present by varying the size of the links of
the chain, which are fixed at 365 in number. Let each in the
present instance contain six livres worth of gold, and let it be
made of plain wire, so that the value may be in the metal and not
at all in the workmanship. I shall hope to receive the dies
themselves when a safe conveyance presents itself.
I am, with great esteem,
Th: JEFFERSON.

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_William Short to Thomas Jefferson._

To the Honourable
Thomas JEFFERSON, Paris, June 6th, 1791.
Secretary of State.

Dear Sir: The medal which you desire