1Jan Willink to John Adams, 10 June 1784 (Adams Papers)
The express set of thursday morning the 3 d of June, with the bills of exchange, your letter to M r. J: Barclay Esq r. & a letter from us to Mess: Van den Yver Freres & Comp̃: at Paris to furnish him with the necessary money, the reason, why I did not advice the same was occasioned by a Severe Sickness of mine eldest Son, who retained me at my seat, & who is thank the Almightÿ on the way of...
2To John Adams from Jan Willink, 5 July 1791 (Adams Papers)
Your esteemed favors of 30 April inclose to us 60 Coupons of ƒ 40 ƒ 2400 66 50 3300 the premium of 1000 ƒ 6700: to your Credit, we have purchased for you 7 Obt: ƒ 7000 at an Agio of 1 PC 70 brot ¼ 27:
3To John Adams from Jan Willink, 29 December 1791 (Adams Papers)
since our last of 5 July, we are without any of your esteemed favors, we take now the Liberty to recall ourselves to your friendly remembrance, and to make you the Compliments of the season, wishing you pray happy year. You’ll be acquainted that Mr. Short effectuated thro’ our hands with Messrs V St. a Loan of 5 per C: of Six Mills. Pnds/br & that he afterwards caused one to be made of 3 Mn....
4To John Adams from Jan Willink, 24 May 1792 (Adams Papers)
Without any of your excellency’s esteemed favors, we wish to give you in consideration whether it would not be convenient & proper to appoint a Consul here, as we are assured is in Hambg. as your Capns. may here frequent occasions for legal assistance, as Likewise Germans to settle in your Country, if your Government may find it usefull, we should be happy if one of us was appointed thereto as...
5To John Adams from Jan Willink, 2 July 1792 (Adams Papers)
We have received your Excellency’s favor of 20 Apr. inclosing 22 coupons 50ƒ 1100 20 40 800 1900 for whch: we credit yr: Acct in consequence of yr: desire we have purchased 2 Obl: on the United States of the of 1 June at 4 pCt. ƒ2000 ƒ2000 add 1/m intrest due 6:13 ƒ2006:13: for whch: we charge yr / acct: the ballance due with this surplus we shall find by the first coupons. in case you had...
6To John Adams from Jan Willink, 5 July 1792 (Adams Papers)
Your esteemed favors of 30 April inclose to us 60 coupons of ƒ 40. ƒ 2400 66 " 50 " 3300 the premium of " 1000 ƒ 6700 to your Credit, we have purchased for you 70 Cl: ƒ 7000 . at an Agio of 1 pCt " 70 Brok:1/4 " "
7To John Adams from Wilhem Willink, 19 October 1792 (Adams Papers)
We had the honour to address your Excellency on the 2 July last, and have now that of informing you of the drawing of the Lottery of the American 4 pcents and of your Obligation No. 1026 being entitled to the premium of one Thousand Guilders. Your other numbers were not among the fortunate ones. The above Sum will in due time be placed to your Excellency’s credit, and we beg leave to...
8To John Adams from Jan Willink, 22 April 1793 (Adams Papers)
The Secretary of State having requested us to forward to him a Note of the several payments which we have made on Account of the United States, by the directions of their several Ministers and other Agents in Europe, we accordingly furnish him with the same, and as many of the said payments were made by Order of your Excellency for which we have no receipts, we have particularized each of that...
9To John Adams from Jan Willink, 10 May 1793 (Adams Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you the 22 Ulto. advising the purchase of an obligation of 4 per Ct. for the premium drawn on yr. obligation, we have now before us your esteemed favor of 1 March by whch. you desire to have the Amount forwarded in gold or Spanish dolls to Boston, with the discount of the coupons you enclose 22 instead of 21 as you mention of 50.ƒ and 20 of 40ƒ each. we shall...
10To John Adams from Jan Willink, 15 May 1793 (Adams Papers)
We had the honor to address you on th 10th June, and now agreeable to promise Inclose your account balanced by a Sum of ƒ2122.11—which we have shipped in 831 Spanish Milled Dollars as per said acct will appear, on board the Hope Capt. John Fields for Boston, the same being addressed to Mr. Cotton Tuffts at Weymouth near that place, to whom we have forwarded the Bill of lading with the...
11To John Adams from Jan Willink, 20 November 1794 (Adams Papers)
We rec’d with pleasure your respected favor of 12 Sepr: by your Son John Quincy Adams Esqr: & heartily congratulate your Excelly on his nomination, We shall always esteem ourselves happy to manifest the Regard we entertain for you, & endeavour to concile ourselves yr: Sons friendship: & to conserve yours to which we Recommend ourselves.— We have exchanged your 20 Obl: and conform your...
12To John Adams from Jan Willink, 31 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
Permit us to congratulate your Excellency on your Election to the first office in your Country: In the discharge of which, We must sincerely and ardently wish you the success that our personal knowledge and experience assure us, your Exertion, Zeal and perseverance to promote the Honor, Interest, and Prosperity of the United States will most amply merit: The warm part We take in the Welfare of...
13To John Adams from Jan Willink, 19 September 1797 (Adams Papers)
Dr. the Honorable John Adams Esqr. of Philadelphia His Account Current, Cr. 1795 Aug 13 To Balance of Account ƒ 176. 13 " " " Sundry Goods p Captn. Gardner for Boston 513. 2 26 " a Bond of the US No. 1751 at 98 pc 980.
14To John Adams from Jan Willink, 19 September 1797 (Adams Papers)
General Marshall handed to us your esteemed favor of the 14th. July inclosing a number of Coupons to be invested in fresch stocks, of the United States, in consequence we re purchased 4 Oblg.: of ƒ1000—each No. 852 & 853, 2692 & 2673 at 84 per Ct. of the Loan of 4 per C intrest Whch. please to find charged in the abstr: of Y/a inclosed, whch. ballance in our favor we transfer on new accts....
15To John Adams from Wilhem Willink, 13 September 1806 (Adams Papers)
We had the pleasure to see here this Summer William Dandridge Peck Esqe: who delivered us your letter of 24. May 1805. this Gentleman’s Stay here was Very Short, yet We endeavored to make it as agreable and as interesting to him as possible; in Short recommanded by you he met with that Regard which every one of your Friends is entitled to.— We are Very Sensible indeed to your obliging...