11To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 23 August [1786] (Jefferson Papers)
M. Grand presents his Respects to M. Jefferson and has the honour to acquaint him that his Letters for Madrid reached him only when the post for Spain was already gone. The friend at Madrid to whom he used to forward Mr. Jefferson’s Letters desired himself to be excused from lending his Cover to any more Such letters and warned at Same time, M. Grand that this caution availed nothing to...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 10 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer la lettre de crédit de £120. que vous desiriés Sur Mr. Louis Teissier que j’ai prévenu que vous tireriés cette Somme, Monsieur, en divers appoints. D’après cet avis qu’il aura reçu, peut être ne sera-t-il pas nécessaire que vous lui Fassiés présenter ma lettre et vos traittès Sur lui, à compte de cette Somme, Suffiroient. Dans ce cas, veuillés me la renvoyer,...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 7 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous prie d’agréer mes excuses du retard des comptes que vous m’avés fait l’honneur de me demander et que différentes occupations pressantes m’ont fait différer. Vous les trouverés Monsieur, cy joints, Savoir Le compte des Etats Unis soldé au 31 mars 1786 par ℒ.22447. 14. que me restoient dues à cette époque. Le Votre, Monsieur, au débit duquel j’apperçois qu’on a porté divers articles qui...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 12 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to inform you that in consequence of your desire, Commodore Paul Jones has paid me, one hundred twelve thousand, one hundred Seventy two Livers, two Sols, four deniers, where with I Shall follow your order. I Specifyed the above Sum on the back of the bill drawn by the Treasury, mentioning it to be the ballance of the Sum mentioned there in, according to Commodore Jones’s...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 30 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 30 Mch. 1786. Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 19 Mch. and advises that he has “in consequence paid due honour to the Bill for £2400. [sic]” which TJ had drawn on him on account of the United States. RC ( DLC ). Noted in SJL as received “while in London.” TJ’s letter to Grand of 19 Mch. has not been found and is not recorded in SJL . There is the following entry in TJ’s Account Book under 18...
16[To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 1 February 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 1 Feb. 1786 . Informs TJ that a 60-day bill drawn by Carmichael on 24 Nov. 1785 for 4,500 livres is due and has been presented for payment. Has received no advice on bill, nor authorization from the commissioners of the treasury for payment. Has made a note of the holders and awaits TJ’s orders in case he wishes the bill paid from funds deposited by Mr. Barclay. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.;...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 24 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
In Consequence of the letter which you did me the honour of writing me this morning I thought that I could not but decline paying Mr. Carmichael’s Bill, as I am not impowered to discharge his Drafts for account of the States, but was on the contrary enjoined Several times by Mr. Morris not to pay any Sum except upon his own Bills, which Directions the present Commissioners of the Treasury have...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 10 October [1785] (Jefferson Papers)
10 Oct. [ 1785 ]. Encloses a letter received this date from Amsterdam, “d’après laquelle il ne paroit pas qu’il y ait des ordres des Commissaires.” RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; in French; addressed to TJ in Paris at the “Cul de Sac Thaitbout”; endorsed. Enclosure ( DLC ): Copy of Willem & Jan Willink and Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst to Grand, 6 Oct. 1785, informing him that they have not yet received...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 23 September 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 23 Sep. 1785 . Thanks TJ for communicating the contents of Adams’ letter on the payment of interest on the Dutch loan. Grand forwarded to Messrs. Willink & van Staphorst a letter from the Commissioners of the Treasury and asked them to notify him if it contained “an order to remit me against the Payment to be made in 9bre. to the Treasury … as I had been several times apply’d to, on...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 8 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Je me suis occupé avec Empressement des moyens de trouver des fonds pour le projet dont vous mavés fait part relativement à La Potowmac, parceque jaurois été Infiniment flaté de pouvoir contribuer en quelque Chose au Succés dun Etablissement qui doit ajouter un nouveau rayon à La Gloire de Mr. Wasington, mais malheureusement les Circonstances me favorisent si mal que je ne puis me permetre de...