ian ▁Institution . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Academy ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences . ▁An ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁book ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁botan ical ▁collection ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁valuable ▁private ▁her b ari ums ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁complete ▁her b ari ums ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Additionally , ▁after ▁ret iring , ▁Short ▁owned ▁a ▁garden ▁that ▁sp anned ▁several ▁acres . ▁ ▁Short ▁frequently ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁William ▁Short , ▁having ▁written ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁letters ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁death . ▁Short ▁was ▁also ▁against ▁sla very . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁he ▁inherited ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁slaves ▁from ▁his ▁uncle . ▁Short ▁attempted ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁slaves ▁to ▁Africa , ▁but ▁had ▁difficulty ▁doing ▁so . ▁ ▁Short ▁was ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ; ▁from ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁medical ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Hay field . ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁inherited ▁a ▁considerable ▁fortune ▁from ▁his ▁uncle , ▁William ▁Short . ▁Charles ▁Wil kins ▁Short ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁botan ists ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit