To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 September 1794
From Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas
and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard
Union Leader to New York
Amsterdam 1 September 1794.
Sir!
We had the pleasure to address you our last respects the 18th ultimo since when We have not received any of your esteemed favors.
With satisfaction do We announce to you, the delivery of all the Bonds of the Loan of Three Millions of Florins dated the 1 January 1794.1
Inclosed you have the Account Current of the United States with us up to this day, the Balance whereon due by us Holland Currency f 972,676.12. 8 We transfer to their Credit in a new Account.
No further news yet arrived from Copenhagen. We shall therefore write again and press all possible the purchase of the salpetre You ordered.2
With great regard and esteem We are Sir! Your most obed. hb. servants
Wilhem & Jan Willink
N & J. Van Staphorst & Hubbard
Bonds of the U: S: at | 5 percent. | 99 pr. ct. |
Do. | 4 “ do . . | 88½ “ “. |
Alexr. Hamilton Esqr. Secretary of the Treasury
LS, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
1. For a description of the January, 1794, Holland loan, see Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard to H, December 27, 1793.