1From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 May 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty this day to draw on you in favor of Mr. Van Damme for 170ƒ -15s which be pleased to honour. Revising your several letters since the paiments to Turkheim & Peuchen your disbursements for me appear as follows. ƒ Court. By letter of 1788. May 22. Expences of boxes from Cologne 18- Do. Aug. 7. Paid Van Damme 148–11 The draught made this day in favor of Van Damme...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 29 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
On a statement of my accounts with the United States, there results a balance in their favor of two thousand five hundred and eleven gilders seven stivers current. As the debits of the account are mostly from the books of Willinks, V. Staphorsts & Hubard, I would wish to place in the same books the credit which is to balance my account. I have therefore by bill of exchange and other means...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honor to address You the 6 Jany. the Abstract of Your Account Current; And are this morning, favored with Your esteemed Letter of 29 ditto. Immediately on Receipt whereof we have caused the Account of the United States with Messrs. W. & J. Willink and Ourselves, to be credited Hd. Cy. ƒ2.511.7—for like Sum We made good unto them for Your Account; For which We inclose You the...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 9 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
When I was at Amsterdam you were so good as to make me acquainted with a Mr. Herman Hend Damen, a merchant-broker, connected with you, who, being from the Palatinate, informed me he could at any time procure any number of emigrants from that country to come over on certain conditions then mentioned between us, or others equivalent: and that he would undertake to send me any number whenever I...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 12 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This serves to advise you that I have this day drawn on you in favor of John Dobson merchant of London for one thousand and fourteen gilders, payable at thirty days sight, which be pleased to honour and charge to the private account of Gentlemen Your most obedt. humble servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Messrs. Nicholas & Jacob Van Staphorst & Hubbard Bankers. Amsterdam.” Enclosed in TJ to...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 13 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor has been duly recieved, inclosing my account current of Feb. 28. balance in my favor ƒ3116–18s. since which I have Mr. Short’s acknolegement of the receipt of Ruston’s bill of Exchange on Paisley for £40. sterling, which he said he would immediately remit to you to receive the money and carry it to my credit. From this is to be deducted my order on you in favour of the Treasury of...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 10 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the receipt of your two favors of May 16. and July 20. the former informing me of your payment ƒ2511—7 Holld. Currency to Messrs. Willinks V. Staphorsts & Hubard for the U.S. on my account, which left a balance in your hands in my favor of ƒ656—2 and the latter that you should pay my draft in favor of Dobson for ƒ1014—2. Holld. Currency when presented, which of course would...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 16 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed are duplicates of letters formerly sent to Mr. Short by the Sion. Tho’ the vessel was lost, it is said the letter bag was saved. If so, and Mr. Short should have received the originals which were therein and under cover to you, and should be gone to Madrid, be pleased to keep these duplicates in your possession till he shall direct you what to do with them. But if he be still at...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 6 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
It is important that Mr. Short should recieve the inclosed letter; yet more important that it should get to no other hand than his. Being incertain whether he may not have left the Hague on a special mission to Madrid, before this reaches you I take the liberty of putting it under your cover, and of praying if he be gone, that you will keep it in your hands for his orders, unless a conveyance...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 28 February 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have written to you in date May 27. Sep. 8. and Jan. 31. last past inclosing several remittances for Mr. Mazzei and one for myself by triplicates, to which I refer you. If there be any indiscretion in the application I am now about to make to you, ascribe it to the sentiments of friendship and confidence with which your conduct has inspired me, and which I had wished to make reciprocal, and...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 24 April 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
My letters to you covering remittances on behalf of Mr. Mazzei have been of May 27. and Sep. 8. 1795. and Jan. 31. 1796. By a letter from Mr. Mazzei I am advised that that of May 27. got safe to hand, but that the bills on Anderson of London for £39—17—10 1/2 and George Barclay of the same place for £70—8—6 were refused paiment in consequence of the hostilities between Gr. Britain and the U....
12Deed of Mortgage of Slaves to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 12 May 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
This indenture made on the 12th. day of May 1796. between Thomas Jefferson of Virginia of the one part and Nicholas & Jacob Vanstaphorst & Hubbard of Amsterdam, bankers, of the other part, witnesseth that whereas the said Thomas is indebted to them in the two sums of one thousand and four dollars fifty four cents, and eight hundred and eighty eight dollars sixty seven cents making together...
13Deed of Mortgage of Slaves to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 21 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
This deed made on the 21st. day of Nov. 1796. between Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle in Virginia on the one part and Nicholas Van Staphorst, Jacob Van Staphorst and Hubbard of Amsterdam in the United Netherlands merchants and partner. Witnesseth, that whereas the said Thomas hath conveyed by deeds of mortgage fifty seven negro slaves to William Short, fifty two other negro slaves to Henderson...
14Enclosure: Bond to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 26 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle in Virginia am bound unto Nicholas and Jacob Van Staphorsts and Nicholas Hubbard of Amsterdam in the United Netherlands in the sum of two thousand Dollars of the United States of America, to the paiment whereof to themselves, their executors administrators or assigns, I bind myself, my heirs,...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 27 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of Apr. 24. 96. since which I have recieved your favors of the same year of Jan. 5. and 27. Apr. 11. May 21. and Oct. 21. For that of May 21. I am particularly to thank you, as well as for it’s effects which came in due time to answer my object. I recieved the sum of two thousand dollars from Harrison & Sterett in the months of October and November, for which I gave them two...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 28 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of yesterday’s date I acknoleged the reciept of all yours which have come to hand since my last of Apr. 24. This is intended to answer yours of Oct. 10. 95. which never got to hand till Sep. 16. 96. Our legislature being then shortly to convene, I made timely applications to them, and obtained their act making you citizens of this state, which act duly authenticated I now inclose...
17Bond to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 25 November 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello Albemarle county Virginia am held and firmly bound [unto] Nicholas and Jacob Van Staphorst and Nicholas Hubbard bankers and partners of the city of Amsterdam in the republic of the United Netherlands in the sum of five thousand six hundred florins currency of the said republic, to the paiment whereof I hereby bind myself my...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 30 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 26. reached me Sep. 22. in Virginia. having settled the interest on the account inclosed in it agreeably to a statement which will be at the foot of this letter, I prepared a bond for the amount, which I brought on to this place, and have kept by me till the present season which gives a better chance for a safe conveyance than a winter passage. A paragraph in your letter has...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 1 May 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you yesterday, acknoleging the reciept of your favor of June 25 and answering it’s contents. General Kosciusko, who has been some time with us, has invested his effects in the bank of Pensylvania, and is about to return to Europe. he has left with me a power of attorney for the superintendance of his interests here, which I shall have specially transacted by mr John Barnes merchant of...
20From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 22 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 28th. of August came to hand not till the 22d. of January. immediately on the reciept of it I remitted to Messrs. Daniel Ludlow and co . for you 186. D 12 c for which they transmitted me their reciept. by the same conveyance which carries this letter you will recieve for General Kosciuzko a bill for one thousand dollars payable to yourselves for his use. this remittance will...
21From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 8 May 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty, as heretofore, of putting under your cover letters to my friends Genl. Kosciuzko & the Baron de Geismar. the General writes so seldom & so cautiously that I know not where he is. he has so many titles to my affectionate esteem, that I am always anxious to hear of his health and his pursuits. mr Barnes now makes you a remittance for him of 1082. Dollars. I sometime ago paid...