1To James Madison from Wilhelm Willink, 14 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
We have the honor to acknowledge Receipt of a letter from Mr. John Graham, Chief Clerk of ye. Depart. of State who in consequent of instructions given to him, Authorises Wm. Short Esqr. to draw upon us for Ten thousand Dollars, which we shall duly honor and shall debit the Department of State with Such Sums as that Gentleman shall in Consequence enter upon us. We have the honor to be Sir Your...
2To John Adams from Wilhem Willink, 13 September 1806 (Adams Papers)
We had the pleasure to see here this Summer William Dandridge Peck Esqe: who delivered us your letter of 24. May 1805. this Gentleman’s Stay here was Very Short, yet We endeavored to make it as agreable and as interesting to him as possible; in Short recommanded by you he met with that Regard which every one of your Friends is entitled to.— We are Very Sensible indeed to your obliging...
3To John Adams from Jan Willink, 19 September 1797 (Adams Papers)
Dr. the Honorable John Adams Esqr. of Philadelphia His Account Current, Cr. 1795 Aug 13 To Balance of Account ƒ 176. 13 " " " Sundry Goods p Captn. Gardner for Boston 513. 2 26 " a Bond of the US No. 1751 at 98 pc 980.
4To John Adams from Jan Willink, 19 September 1797 (Adams Papers)
General Marshall handed to us your esteemed favor of the 14th. July inclosing a number of Coupons to be invested in fresch stocks, of the United States, in consequence we re purchased 4 Oblg.: of ƒ1000—each No. 852 & 853, 2692 & 2673 at 84 per Ct. of the Loan of 4 per C intrest Whch. please to find charged in the abstr: of Y/a inclosed, whch. ballance in our favor we transfer on new accts....
5To John Adams from Jan Willink, 31 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
Permit us to congratulate your Excellency on your Election to the first office in your Country: In the discharge of which, We must sincerely and ardently wish you the success that our personal knowledge and experience assure us, your Exertion, Zeal and perseverance to promote the Honor, Interest, and Prosperity of the United States will most amply merit: The warm part We take in the Welfare of...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 June 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
With heartfelt satisfaction and gratitude did we receive your esteemed favor of 31 January. That one of your last Ministerial Acts, should have been, to testify the sense you entertain of the Zeal and Fidelity We have invariably exerted, to promote the Interests of the United States committed to our management, is the most flattering and honorable Recompense, that could be bestowed upon us;...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 23 March … (Hamilton Papers)
Amsterdam, March 23, 1795. Discuss the foreign debt of the United States. LS , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. This letter is incorrectly addressed to H as Secretary of the Treasury. He had resigned from that position on January 31, 1795, and was succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. See H to George Washington, January 31, 1795 ; Washington to H, February 2, 1795, note 1 .
8To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 2 March 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Amsterdam, March 2, 1795. Discuss the foreign debt of the United States. LS , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. This letter is incorrectly addressed to H as Secretary of the Treasury. He had resigned from that position on January 31, 1795, and was succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. See H to George Washington, January 31, 1795 ; Washington to H, February 2, 1795, note 1 .
9To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 9 February … (Hamilton Papers)
Amsterdam, February 9, 1795. Concerns the foreign debt of the United States. LS , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. This letter is incorrectly addressed to H as Secretary of the Treasury. He resigned from that position on January 31, 1795, and was succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. See H to George Washington, January 31, 1795 ; Washington to H, February 2, 1795, note 1 .
10To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 4 February … (Hamilton Papers)
Amsterdam, February 4, 1795. Concerns the foreign debt of the United States. LS , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. This letter is incorrectly addressed to H as Secretary of the Treasury. He had resigned from that position on January 31, 1795, and was succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. See H to George Washington, January 31, 1795 , and Washington to H, February 2, 1795, note 1 .
11To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 5 January … (Hamilton Papers)
Referring to our last Respects of 6 Ultimo We have to acknowledge the Receipt of your esteemed favors of 27 September and 27 October, the latter signed by Oliver Wolcott Esqr. We have written to Mr. de Wolf at Antwerp, that We have your orders to supply him the Monies, to discharge the Interest due last Month, on the Loan Negotiated by Him for the United States, and that We should immediately...
12To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 6 December … (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure to address You the 23d. September, and are Since deprived of your esteemed favors. Mr. Humphreys having applied to us, to know what Sums He might rely upon our furnishing him, in case of success in the Negotiation He is charged with; We answered him the 28th November, and inclose you Copy thereof for your Government, premising to you, that we only forwarded him the first...
13Enclosure: Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard to David Humphreys, [28 … (Hamilton Papers)
In reply to your very esteemed favor of 20 Septbr:, which reached us only last Post, we beg your reference to the inclosed Copy of a Letter we addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States under date of 23 of said Month, as containing all the information in our Power to give on the subject of your Enquiry. Should the present Rumours of Peace, produce that desireable effect,...
14To John Adams from Jan Willink, 20 November 1794 (Adams Papers)
We rec’d with pleasure your respected favor of 12 Sepr: by your Son John Quincy Adams Esqr: & heartily congratulate your Excelly on his nomination, We shall always esteem ourselves happy to manifest the Regard we entertain for you, & endeavour to concile ourselves yr: Sons friendship: & to conserve yours to which we Recommend ourselves.— We have exchanged your 20 Obl: and conform your...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 26 September … (Hamilton Papers)
Since our last respects of 1st. Instant, we have received your very esteemed favor of 7 July, inclosing the necessary Powers in good order, and your directions to us, to make a Loan on behalf of the United States, for Two Millions of Guilders, on the application of Mr. Humphreys for that object. Our zeal is always devoted to the Interest of the United States, and does not stand in need of...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 September … (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you our last respects the 18th ultimo since when We have not received any of your esteemed favors. With satisfaction do We announce to you, the delivery of all the Bonds of the Loan of Three Millions of Florins dated the 1 January 1794. Inclosed you have the Account Current of the United States with us up to this day, the Balance whereon due by us Holland...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 18 August … (Hamilton Papers)
Conformable to our last respects of 1 Instant We have now the pleasure to transmit You inclosed Bill of Lading and Invoice of 89 Casks Salpetre, consigned to You by our order, by David Henry Rowohl of Hamburgh per the Bacchus bound to Philadelphia, Richard George Master, amounting to Holland Currency f 42,579.14. 8 f 46,000. Insurance upon ditto, at 6 percent f 2.760.— Policy 3.12– Our...
18To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 August … (Hamilton Papers)
Being deprived of your esteemed favors, since We had the pleasure to address you the 15th Ultimo, We have now chiefly to transmit you the Account Current of the United States with us, up to 31 Ultimo, The Balance whereon due by us Holland Currency f 1,481,-729. 3.—We transfer to their Credit in a new Account. Mr. Jay, having wrote us, that his Powers not extending to the case upon which We...
19To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 15 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
We had the honor to address You the 1st Instant, since when we have received your esteemed favor of 23 May, advising you had instructed the Treasurer of the United States, to draw upon us the further Sum of Three Hundred Thousand Guilders, to be paid out of the Proceeds of the last Loan; which Bills will meet the usual prompt honor. We have the satisfaction to announce to you, that the...
20To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Since our respects of 2d Ultimo. We have received your two esteemed favors of 12 March, and 8 May to which We shall now give a general reply. On the 13th of May We acknowledged the Receipt from the Treasurer of the United States, of a Bill drawn upon us by the Bank for f590,000.—. The Bill You directed the Treasurer of the United States to draw upon us for One million of florins, has appeared,...
21To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 2 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you the 13 Ultimo, and are since deprived of your esteemed favors. The Draft of the Bank of the United States upon us No. 463 to the order of Sl. Meredith Esq. Treasurer f. 100000.–.– has reached us, and been placed to the Credit of the United–States, whose Account Current with us up to 31 May last, You have inclosed; The Balance thereon due by us Holld. Cy. f...
22To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 13 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Confirming our last respects of 2 Instant, We have now but to advise receipt from the Treasurer of the United States of a Bill drawn upon us by the President of the Bank of the United States for Hd. Cy. f 590,000. which We place to the Credit of the United States. We acquainted You under date of 24 Februy. that the Bill no. 463 of the Bank of the United States on us to order of Saml. Meredith...
23To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 2 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Since our last Respects of 1 April We are deprived of your esteemed favors. We inclose You the Account Current of the United States up to 30th Ultimo: The Balance whereon due by us Holld. Curry. f1,769,068. 4. 8 We transfer to their Credit in a new Account. Yesterday was the Day for the Undertakers of the Half of the Loan of 1 January last of Three Millions of guilders, to decide whether they...
24To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
We have to request your acceptance of our most hearty Thanks for Your very polite letter of 24th January, and for your alacrity to contribute to the success of the object, We commissioned Mr. Sterett to obtain for us. We are apprized of the Doubt whether the Constitution by prescribing a general Uniform rule of naturalization, did not preclude the granting it in any particular Case: wherefore...
25To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Confirming our last Respects of 28 ultimo, We have now but to transmit you the Account Current of the United States with us, up to the 31st. of last Month, The Balance whereon due by us Holld. Cy. f 1495718. 4. 8 We transfer to their Credit in a new Account. We have delivered in all 240 Bonds of the half of the Loan of 1 January last, that the Undertakers, reserved to their option; Thus 1740...
26To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholass and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 28 March … (Hamilton Papers)
Since our last respects of 24th Ultimo, We have your esteemed favor of 21st. January, advising the Treasurer would remit us a Bill of the Bank of the United States on ourselves for Ho. Cy. f 400,000. Which We have received, and is to the Credit of the United States. Our preceeding Letter will have testified that We have been equally impressed with yourself, of the propriety and importance of...
27To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 24 February … (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you our last respects the 4th Instant, and have now to acknowledge Receipt of the Triplicate of your esteemed favor of 26 November last, Original and Duplicate of which have not yet reached us. We have advice of the Bank of the United States having drawn upon us a Bill for one hundred Thousand Guilders to the order of Mr. Samuel Meredith Treasurer of the United...
28To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas, and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 4 February … (Hamilton Papers)
Confirming our last respects of 14 Ultimo, We have now but to transmit You the Account Current of the United States with us, up to 31st January last, the Balance whereon, due by us Holld. Curry. f 923,284.13.8. We transfer to the Credit of the United States in a New Account. The Delivery of the Bonds the preceeding Month has been very brisk: Among them were 144. Bonds of the Half of the Loan...
29To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 14 January … (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you the 27th. ulto. and are since favored with your esteemed of 26th. October forwarded to us from Glasgow by Tobias Lear Esqr. who purposes to visit this City in March next, when you may depend upon his experiencing from us, those attentions, Civilities, and services, We shall at all times be happy in shewing to your recommendations. You have been regularly...
30To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 27 December … (Hamilton Papers)
Our last respects were of 1 Instant, since when we are deprived of your esteemed favors. The Five per Cent Bonds of the United States having almost entirely reached the Coffers of our Money Lenders, who do not bring them upon the market, we availed ourselves of this Circumstance combined with that of the money that will be let loose by sundry Reimbursements and the payment of large sums of...
31To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 December … (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you the 18 ultimo, and are since deprived of your respected favors. We transmit you inclosed the Account Current of the United States with us up to 30 ultimo, balanced by Holld. Cy. f 10767.12.8 due unto us, that we transfer to their Debit in a New Account. The Time approaching fast, when the Interest due thereby the United States the 1 proxo. ought to be...
32To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 18 November … (Hamilton Papers)
Confirming our last Respects of 14 Ultimo, we have now but to announce to you, that immediately upon learning from Mr. Short the passage thro’ the Straights of an Algerine Fleet of cruizers against the Vessels of the United States We communicated same to the Masters of the American Ships here and likewise to the Minister at Paris and consul at Bordeaux, for the information of the Captains who...
33To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 15 October … (Hamilton Papers)
We beg leave to refer You to our last Respects of 4 Instant, since when we have received Your esteemed favor of 12 August, authorizing us to open a Loan for the United States, of Three Millions of Florins, provided it should be obtainable at Five per Cent Interest and Four per Cent Charges. We are happy, that all our late advices, will have anticipated to You the impossibility of succeeding to...
34To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 4 October … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, October 4, 1793. On October 15, 1793, Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard wrote to Hamilton : “We beg leave to refer You to our last Respects of 4 Instant.” Letter not found. ]
35To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 1 July 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
We had the pleasure on the first May, to advise our having effected a prolongation of the instalment of one million Florins due here the first of June by the United States and on the 9th. Ulto. only received your respected favor of 2 April by the British Packet: the extreme long passage of which would afford an additional proof was any requisite, of the propriety of our conduct in obtaining...
36To John Adams from Jan Willink, 15 May 1793 (Adams Papers)
We had the honor to address you on th 10th June, and now agreeable to promise Inclose your account balanced by a Sum of ƒ2122.11—which we have shipped in 831 Spanish Milled Dollars as per said acct will appear, on board the Hope Capt. John Fields for Boston, the same being addressed to Mr. Cotton Tuffts at Weymouth near that place, to whom we have forwarded the Bill of lading with the...
37To John Adams from Jan Willink, 10 May 1793 (Adams Papers)
We had the pleasure to address you the 22 Ulto. advising the purchase of an obligation of 4 per Ct. for the premium drawn on yr. obligation, we have now before us your esteemed favor of 1 March by whch. you desire to have the Amount forwarded in gold or Spanish dolls to Boston, with the discount of the coupons you enclose 22 instead of 21 as you mention of 50.ƒ and 20 of 40ƒ each. we shall...
38To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholaas Hubbard, 1 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Situation of affairs here, as we had the honor to point it out to you in our Respects of 4 & 28 Ulto. naturally urged our every attention, to provide for the support of the Credit of the United States, at the fast approaching Period of the first of June, when was to be paid f.1.000.000.—Reimbursement “ 470.000.—Interest All the monies in our hands, having been more than absorbed by the...
39To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 28 April … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, April 28, 1793. On May 1, 1793, Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard wrote to Hamilton and referred to “our Respects of 4 & 28 Ulto.” Letter of April 28 not found. ]
40To John Adams from Jan Willink, 22 April 1793 (Adams Papers)
The Secretary of State having requested us to forward to him a Note of the several payments which we have made on Account of the United States, by the directions of their several Ministers and other Agents in Europe, we accordingly furnish him with the same, and as many of the said payments were made by Order of your Excellency for which we have no receipts, we have particularized each of that...
41To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 22 April … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, April 22, 1793. On August 12, 1793, Hamilton wrote to Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard : “I have lately the pleasure of your letters of the 22d of April and first of may.” Letter of April 22 not found. ]
42To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 4 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
We had the honor to address you the 25 Jany. and 25 February, since when we have [not] received any of your respected favors. Mr. Short in answer to the Letter we wrote him the 24 January to Madrid, of which we forwarded you copy, has authorised us to open a Loan of Two Million of guilders for the United States at Five per cent Interest, to face the Reimbursment and Interest due the 1 June...
43To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 26 February … (Hamilton Papers)
We had the honor to address You the 25 Ulto. and have now to advise you that owing to the attack made upon this Country by France The circulation of Money has been so checked as to render it excessively nay unparalleled scarce: The natural Consequence is a great depression in the prices of all Stocks and Bonds, to such a Degree indeed that they may be said to be unsaleable. Any fresh...
44To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 25 February … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, February 25, 1793. On April 4, 1793, Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard wrote to Hamilton : “We had the honor to address you the … 25 February.” Letter not found. ]
45Enclosure: Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard to William Short, 14 February … (Hamilton Papers)
We have the honour to inform you that it has not been possible to procure such Bills upon Spain as we could have wished, and it was only today that we got the 23 inclosed amounting in all as ⅌ particulars annexed to f 17650.8.9—which we forthwith remit you, and shall continue our exertions to add to the same on every favorable opportunity. You are no doubt acquainted that War has taken place...
46To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, [25 January … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, January 25, 1793. On February 26, 1793, Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard wrote to Hamilton : “We had the honor to address You the 25 Ulto.” Letter not found. ]
47To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, [14 January] … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, January 14, 1793. On March 15, 1793, Hamilton wrote to Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard : “I received … the letter … of the 14 of January last.” Letter not found. ]
48To John Adams from Wilhem Willink, 19 October 1792 (Adams Papers)
We had the honour to address your Excellency on the 2 July last, and have now that of informing you of the drawing of the Lottery of the American 4 pcents and of your Obligation No. 1026 being entitled to the premium of one Thousand Guilders. Your other numbers were not among the fortunate ones. The above Sum will in due time be placed to your Excellency’s credit, and we beg leave to...
49To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, [24 August … (Hamilton Papers)
[ Amsterdam, August 24, 1792. On November 5, 1792, Hamilton wrote to Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard : “I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th. of August last.” Letter not found. ]
50To John Adams from Jan Willink, 5 July 1792 (Adams Papers)
Your esteemed favors of 30 April inclose to us 60 coupons of ƒ 40. ƒ 2400 66 " 50 " 3300 the premium of " 1000 ƒ 6700 to your Credit, we have purchased for you 70 Cl: ƒ 7000 . at an Agio of 1 pCt " 70 Brok:1/4 " "