Account Current between John Jay and Floridablanca for the Loan of $150,000, post December 1781
Account Current between John Jay and Floridablanca
for the Loan of $150,000
[post December 1781]
His Excellency the Ct. De Florida Blanca in Acct. Currt. With His Excellency John Jay on Behalf of the United States of North America
Dr.
1781
To three millions of Reals promised for the Discharge of Bills drawn by order of Congress on their Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Madrid . . .
| Rs. Vn. | 3000000 | |
| or | 150000 | Dollrs. |
| 150000— | ||
| Cr | ||||
| 1781 | ||||
| Dollrs. | Rs. | M. | ||
| Jany 1st | By Cash received from James Gardoqui Esqr. |
17892 | ||
| Feby 28th | By Do. from Do. | 32000 | ||
| March 6th | ||||
| April 28th | By Do. from Do. | 9035 | 5 | 26 |
| May 9th | By Do. from Do. | 14000 | ||
| June 26th | By Do. from Do. | 12000 | ||
| Augt. 18th | By Do. from Do. | 12000 | ||
| Decr. | By Do. from Do. | 51083 | ||
| 148010 | ||||
| From which Deduct paid for Cloathing promised in 17801 |
23651 | |||
| Remains pd 124359 | ||||
| Balance Due | 256412 | |||
AD, SpMaAHN: Estado, leg. 3884, exp. 4, doc. 155 (EJ: 12162).
1. See “Spain’s Finances and the Bills Drawn on John Jay” (editorial note) on pp. 366–72.
2. See JJ to BF, 18 Mar. 1782, below; the account published under the date of 1 Jan. 1781–21 Mar. 1782, JJUP, 2: 48; and the editorial note on the settlement of the Spanish accounts, ibid., 2: 682–86.