11Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 16 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
We have received your most honour’d Favour in answer to our Letter of Saturday, and observe with pleasure, that after having weighed our Reasons, and considered our advice Your Excellency thinks it most prudent to agree upon the Terms we have proposed. In consequence of this authorization we have this day accepted the Engagement of the undertakers for a Million, however on condition that we...
12Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 31 March 1784 (Adams Papers)
We received your Excellency’s most esteemed Letter of the 24 th. of this Month. We rejoice with yoúr Excell y. in the Succes which has attended oúr Endeavours. So wel in promoting the Loan, as in maintaining the American Credit, assuring yoúr Excell y. of oúr further Care not only in Extending it as much as possible, bút even to Contribute towards it in Every way. The Account which we paid to...
13Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 6 January 1785 (Adams Papers)
In conformity to our Promise of last Thursday, we have now the Honour to advise your Excellency, that the Ballance of the Account of the United States now in our Hands amounts to. . ƒ 1301760. 4 – from this must be deducted the following Sums for Payments, which are at hand Intrest of the last Loan due 1 th feb̃: ƒ 65986. 4 — Premiums of the Same . . . . . . . . . . . . . ″ 50000 —...
14Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 25 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
We have received the honour of your Excell cy’s estemed favour of 23 febr, containing an observation ab t. the plan, we agree that the Same has some ground only for people who are desirous to try a chance, and afterwards are very indifferent of what becomes of the Stock and Loan, whilst we thought it our duty to keep in view the honour and credit of the United States by preserving the...
15Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 4 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
We have received your Excellency’s esteemed favour of 1 febr, by wh ch. we See you are pleased to consent of an extraordinary Sacrifice, wh ch. we pleaded by the undertakers, but could by no means prevail on them, and enfin declined it finally: thise displeasing circumstances brought us in the necessity to take their opinion on a New Loan against 6 Per C: intrest, as your Excellency judged...
16Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 4 March 1784 (Adams Papers)
We take the Liberty of sending herewith the General Bond of the new Loan with the Dutch Translation of it, and beg you’ll be so kind as to pass this Act before an English Notary in the Hague and to send us the Gross together with the Dutch Translation as soon as possible back. It will be necessary also to make different Copies to send ’em to Congress for its Ratification. Your Excellency will...
17Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 2 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
Last week we have received your much esteem’d Favour of 10 January, and observed with much pleasure your Satisfaction on the flourishing State of the Treasury of the United States into our Hands. Your Excellency desires our Opinion, whether the Prospect of making new Loans for the Congress would be favorable. In answer to this we heartily Wish that we may not very Soon be charged to try it,...