31From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 16 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 12 and a former one. M r Lotter will present you two Accounts approved by me, one against the United States and one against me. these you will please to pay. I pray you also for the future to take upon yourselves the whole Care of the Hotel of the United States at the Hague. M r Lotter is as honest a Man and as carefull, as ever I met with, and I cannot but...
32From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 19 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
I last night rec d. y r: favor of the 12 th. and I must repeat to you that I still persist in a fixed resolution to have nothing to do with M r: Parker’s papers and to wholly disapprove of your having anything to do with them, as the Bankers of the United-States: As private Gentlemen & private Merchants, you will use your own judgement; but as you act for the public I must insist that you do...
33From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 4 September 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have rec d. your letter of the 30 th. of August, & will transmit your letter to the Treasury-board by M r: Storer, who is to sail this week; but I must repeat my determination to give no Countenance to the speculations in M r: Parker’s papers, untill you shall receive the orders of that Board. I have rec d. the inclosed letter fm. M r: Lotter— I have found him so faithfull a servant that I...
34III. The American Commissioners’ Draft Letter to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 12 September … (Adams Papers)
We have the honor to inform you that we have rec d. fm. the U: States of America, in Congress, full power & instructions to form treaties with the Emperor of Morocco & the Regencies of Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli, and we enclose you a Copy of a Resolution of Congress of 14 th. February 1785. impowering us to apply so much of the money borrowed in Holland to that use as we may deem necessary, not...
35From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 20 September 1785 (Adams Papers)
Yours of 13 is received. I did approve of Mess rs Pullers paying the Account of M r Baker, the Broker, amounting to £105. 13s: 6d s t. — The Account appeared to me very high. But I could not do any otherwise than Submit it to the Judgment of Mess rs Pullers, who thought it could not be done for less. I have drawn an order, besides, within a few days upon Messieurs Pullers, for Seventy five...
36From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 4 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I last Night received the letter you did me the Honour to write me the 28 th of Octr I have the Honour now to inform you that I have not only accepted the three Bills you have been made acquainted with drawn by M r Barclay One of 120£ another of 100£ and a third of 100£— but I have since accepted three others vizt 200£ St accepted the 31 st of October drawn by M r Barclay 140£ St accepted the...
37From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 10 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Favour of the 4 th of this Month and am surprised to hear of the bad Condition of the Hotel, after all the great Expences which have been laid out upon it to put it in tenantable repair.— the House is so vast and requires so much Expence to furnish it.— it stands upon so vile a Gragt and has so miserable a Prospect in Front, that I know not whether another Minister from...
38From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 13 December 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have now to acquaint you that on the 29 Nov r. I accepted a Bill of M r. Tho s. Barclay. N o. 6. (by mistake I suppose it ought to be Number 8) for 200 £ s t dated Paris 24 Nov r. 1785 at usance first of the sett in favour of M r. Grand This 13 th. Day of Dec r. I have accepted Two Bills of 200 £ s
39From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 10 January 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am honoured with your Letter of the 23 d of Dec r. and remember very well my giving the Credit for a 1000 £— It was to pay for swords medals &c for officers, which Coll. Humphries had orders from Congress & their Financier to have made— I informed you of it at the same time— I only gave the power to M r. Jefferson to draw for the money as Humphry might want it, in order to multiply the...
40From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 11 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 5 th. of May inclosing a Duplicate of a Letter from the Commissioners of the Board of Treasury to me of the 7 th. of March, the original of this Letter is not come to hand— These Letters Surprized me, very much, because M r. Rucker had informed me a fortnight ago that he had orders to pay the Interest both in Holland & France I went yesterday to his House to...