1From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 May 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of April 16. covering bills to the amount of 15,500 florins came duly to hand, and should have been sooner acknoleged but that I wished at the same time to acknolege their actual paiment. I am now enabled to do this on information of yesterday from Mr. Grand’s office as to the three bills which were already due, and that the fourth will be paid as soon as due. I am happy that the...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I received with pleasure your favor of the 27th. July and immediately took measures for beginning the particular business confided to me by Congress, and for which the sum of 30,000 florins is destined. Within about three weeks I shall be possessed of such information as will enable me to decide on the disposal of the money. In the mean time you will be pleased to keep it in your hands.—With...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 15 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The present serves to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 10th inst. inclosing bills to the amount of one hundred and sixty nine thousand seven hundred and eighteen livres sixteen sous, which I immediately endorsed to Messrs. Grand & co. for negotiation, and to be paid by them to the foreign officers. I expect within a few days to be able to decide what is to be done with the 30,000...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 19 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the receipt of your favor of Aug. 13. covering bills of exchange for one hundred and ten thousand two hundred and eighty one livres four sols, and making with those received in your letter of the 10th two hundred and eighty thousand livres. These I have immediately put into the hands of Messieurs Grand & co. for negociation, and to answer the demands to which they are...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 9 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Having received at length the leave of absence which I had asked, I wait now only for a vessel bound from some port of France to the United states; so that I may with some confidence expect to leave this within a fortnight or three weeks. You were so kind as to send me a list of the bills I had drawn on you to the 1st. of April inclusive. I must now beg the favor of you to send me a list of...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 17 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I think myself tolerably certain of leaving this place on the 27th. or 28th. instant. The business for which the 30,000 florins were destined is now in a train of negotiation so that I will ask the favor of you to remit it here in good paper no matter whether at short or long sight, as it will be some time before the money will be wanted. Make it paiable if you please to Mr. William Short, who...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 25 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The continued fall in the public stocks of this country, the incertainty where this may end, and how far the fortune of individual bankers may be involved induce me to wish that any part of the thirty thousand florins not yet sent forward by you in consequence of my letter of the 9th inst. may be retained in your hands till further order from Mr. Short or myself: only be pleased to observe...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
No vessel offering from any port of France I have been obliged to come over to England for one. This, with already a long detention by contrary winds, and some exaction from the necessity I have been under to take a particular ship, or lose my passage this season, will occasion the amount of my expences to be considerably over the sum of twelve thousand livres which I had named to you as the...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 21 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letter written to you a few days ago informed you that my draughts on my departure would be greater than I had formerly given you reason to expect. I have this day drawn one bill on you for £210. sterling in favor of Mr. Auldjo or order, and have sent to Messrs. Grand & co. a letter of credit desiring you to answer their bill for two thousand eight hundred florins banco, which demands...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 19 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress having appropriated the sum of 40,000 Dollars annually to the department of state in the transaction of it’s foreign business, I inclose you the Treasurer’s bill on you for 90,000 florins supposed equivalent to the beforementioned sum of dollars. You will be pleased to open an account therefore with ‘the Secretary of state for the United states of America’ wherein you will credit him...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 11 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now before me your favours of Sep. 3. and 30th. and approve of your compliance with Mr. Short’s draughts therein mentioned. The error to your prejudice of one hundred florins in my draught of May 3. 1789. I was not able to correct till my papers arrived from France, and could be opened, so as to rectify the same error at the same time in my public accounts. This being done I have paid...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 11 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Mar. 19. I inclosed you the Treasurer’s bill on you for ninety nine thousand current gilders, erroneously calling them ninety thousand, and after specifying what calls were to be answered from them in the first instance, I mentioned that I would at a future day send further and final instructions for the application of the whole sum. This is destined to pay the salaries of...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 13 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress having thought proper, by their Act of March 3rd. 1791 to establish a Fund for a particular Purpose, which is under my Direction, I now enclose you Bills for Thirty two thousand, one hundred and seventy five current Gilders, to be credited to me in a special Account separate from all others, and which may be distinguished as that of the Fund of March 3rd: 1791 . Whenever I either...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 13 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Col: Humphreys is charged with the payment of some arrearages due for the maintenance of our captives at Algiers from the time of their captivity down to the present. The amount is unknown to me, and I can therefore only desire you to answer his draughts for this purpose whatever they be, and charge them in your general account with the Secretary of State. He is also to see to their future...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 23 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 19th. of March last I had the honor to enclose you a Bill for 99,000 florins, drawn on yourselves by the Treasurer of the United States in favor of the Secretary of State, and I desired you to raise an account with the Secretary of State, and pass that bill to his credit in the account. In my letter of May 14th. I enclosed you a duplicate of the same bill, and informed you that this...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 23 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of January 23d. I informed you among other things that Mr: Thomas Pinkney, our minister plenipotentiary for the Court of London would draw on you from time to time for monies to be paid out of the fund in your hands under the account of the Secretary of State. Mr: Pinkney being now here on his way to London, draws on you this day in favor of Francis & John West for one thousand...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 12 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Jan. 23. I informed you that Mr. Thomas Pinckney, appointed our Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of London would draw on you from time to time for his allowance, and in that of May 22. I advised you of his draught on you in favor of Francis and John West, for thirteen hundred Florins. The present serves to advise you that he has this day drawn on you in favor of John...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you the first of a bill of exchange drawn on you by the Treasurer of the U.S. for one hundred and twenty three thousand seven hundred and fifty current Gilders, which please to enter to the credit of the Secretary of state for the U.S. Mr. Pinkney our minister at London is authorised to draw on you at times to this whole amount for particular purposes independant of the general ones...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 20 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of July 3. 1792. I remitted you a bill of exchange drawn on you by the Treasurer of the US. for 123,750 current gilders, and desired you to enter it to the credit of the Secretary of state for the US. and to answer draughts which should be made on it by Mr. Pinckney for purposes unconnected with those of his general mission. I have now to inform you that Mr. Nathaniel Cutting will...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 4 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you our last Respects the 17 August past, and have now the honor to transmit you Abstract of your Account Current with us for the Department of State up to this Date, the Balance whereof due unto us Holld. cy. ƒ13,255.6. augmenting constantly by fresh Disposals, for the Objects to be supplied by your Department. We are persuaded You will have attended, to provide...
21From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 12 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Mar. 20. (which goes by the same opportunity with the present one) I informed you that Colo. Humphreys was now authorized to draw on you for the 123.750ƒ deposited in your hands on a former occasion on account of the Department of state. As this would probably be over the balance which the Department has now in your hands, I make a remittance, by London bills, payable to the...
22From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 14 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your last favor recieved was of the 4th. of April. My last explained to you that the critical position of Holland, at that moment had induced me to prefer for that occasion remittances to London for the use of our diplomatic gentlemen. Since that other remittances to the same place have been made from the impracticability of getting bills on Amsterdam. Mr. Pinckney however would forward the...
23From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Willing and Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 January 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I have resigned the office of Secretary of state and that Mr. Randolph late attorney genl. of the US. is appointed by the President and approved by the Senate as Secretary of state. You will therefore be pleased to consider all authority heretofore held by me over any funds in the bank belonging to the department of state, as now transferred to him. I have...