1From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 25 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
This serves to advise you that I have this day drawn on you in favor of Mr. Van Damme bookseller of Amsterdam for one hundred and forty eight florins eleven sous current of Holland for part of the books he was to furnish me, which be pleased to pay and place to my private account, until he shall furnish the residue when I shall consolidate the several little advances made for me into one order...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 22 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your favor of the 22d. May and will take care of your indemnification for the 100 guineas furnished Admiral Paul Jones, should he not otherwise reimburse you which I would beg you to press on him, as may be convenient and decent. I note the disbursement of f18 on account of the stoves from Cologne. As there are already several small advances for which. I have troubled you,...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 16 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The first moments after my return to Paris having been necessarily required by letters which had come during my absence and which called for immediate answers, it is not till now that I can have the pleasure of informing you of my return, of thanking you for your attentions and civilities while at Amsterdam, and of acknoleging the receipt of your favor of May 8. The bills of Mr. Turckheim and...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 7 April 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Having asked the favour of Mr. Peuchen, merchant at Cologne, to send me a couple of stoves which I saw there, and which I have described to him in a letter of this date, I have taken the liberty of assuring him you will pay for me his draught on you for the amount, and that you will be so good as to receive and forward them to me to the care of Mr. Limozin merchant at Havre de grace. This...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor of the 24th. of December after I had wr[itten] and sent off my letter of the 30th. to the houses of Willincks & Van Stap[horst] jointly. I return you my sincere thanks for your attention to [the] application for the current demands of the legation of the U.S. as well as for your generous offer to advance one moiety of that due to Fizeaux. You will perceive by my letter of...
6[From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 2 March 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 2 Mch. 1786 . An entry in SJL under this date reads: “Vanstaphorsts. A copy my Notes by Mazzei.” Not found; see Van Staphorst to TJ, 9 Feb. 1786.]
7From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 25 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your favor of the 20th. inst. In order to give you the information you desire on the subject of the Liquidated debts of the United states, and the comparative footing on which they stand, I must observe to you that the first and great division of our federal debt is into 1. Foreign, and 2. Domestic. The Foreign debt comprehends 1. The loan from the government of Spain. 2....
8From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 12 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
The receipt of your favor of Sep. 19. should not have been so long unacknoleged but that I have been peculiarly and very closely engaged ever since it came to hand. With respect to the expediency of the arrangement you propose to take with Mr. Parker I must observe to you that it would be altogether out of my province to give an official opinion for your direction. These transactions appurtain...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 30 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your favor of the 25th. Supposing that the funds which are the object of your enquiry are those which constitute what we call our Domestic debt, it is my opinion that they are absolutely secure: I have no doubt at all but that they will be paid with their interest at six percent. But I cannot say that they are as secure and solid as the funds which constitute our foreign...