1To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 29 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 22 d. Ins t: —informing us You and Col o: Smith will require £3000— St g: previous to your Departure from Europe. Mess rs: Pullers had already acquainted us therewith, and have Orders to hold that Sum at Your Disposal. The Bills on M r: Rucker are regularly received by us. We take notice of your Dereliction of the Affairs of the...
2To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 23 December 1785 (Adams Papers)
We have before ús Your Excell s. most Esteemed favour of the 13 h. Inst t. , and have taken Duely Notice of the Acceptances made by Yoúr Excell y. to Whom all honoúr Will be done by Mess s. Puller. We observe What yoúr Excell y. is pleased to Say aboút the Credit of £1000 St g. in favoúr of M r. Jefferson, of Which We made mention in Our last letter, Mess s. Van den Yver freres & C
3To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 15 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
We have your excellency’s esteemed favors of 7 th: and two of 8 Instant transmitting us Letters from the Board of Treasury. The detention whereof later than others we received per the April Packet, has retarded the Business of a new Loan during a whole Week, A delay of utmost consequence at the eve of the June Interest falling due.— We sincerely lament the Necessity M r: John Rucker was in to...
4To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 31 January 1784 (Adams Papers)
We are favoured with the honour of your Excellency’s letter of 29 of this month, wh ch. should have compiared Yesterday With us. M r. W m Willink did himself the honour to wait on your Excellency the night before your departure, to inform you of the unsuccessfullness of all our repeated endeavours, and notwithstanding the favourable dispositions of our Regency, Considerations of so much...
5To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, [1]8 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
We acknowledge the Receit of Your Esteemed Favoúr of the 12 th. Inst t. advising ús your further acceptances of £100.– } ″100.– drawn by M r. Barclay Order M r Grand ″100.– ″150.– } drawn by M r. John Lamb Order M r
6To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 5 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
We have the Honor to inclose Your Excellency, a Letter from the Honb̃le the Commissioners to the Board of Treasury of the United-States; Which came open to us, with a Resolve of Congress of 15 th. February last; Submitting them to your Consideration, We have to acquaint you the Board of Treasury has wrote to us in conformity.— Co-inciding fully with the Resolve of Congress & Opinion of the...
7To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 27 October 1786 (Adams Papers)
We have the Honor to acquaint Your Excellency, that agreeable to the Conditions of the Loan of Two Millions raised for the United-States, the Second Drawing of Premiums was effected the 25 th: Instant to the Amount of Sixty Thousand Guilders; Which it is at the Option of the United-States, to pay in New Bonds the 1 st: February 1787 or in Specie Six Months after the Drawing. The first drawing...
8To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 25 December 1787 (Adams Papers)
Being without any of Your Excellency’s esteemed favors unreplied to, The Purport of the present is to acquaint you, that on the 22 nd: Ins t: we received a Letter from His Excellency Tho s: Jefferson Esq r: Minister from the United-States to the Court of Versailles, notifying to us that Mess rs: H. Fizeaux & C o: of this City, had applied to him for f 51,000:—:— to pay off so much borrowed by...
9To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 12 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
We have received the Letter Your Excellency favored us with under date of 5 th: Ins t: — It gives us Pleasure that the Contract entered into between Mess r: De la Lande & fynje & M r. F. W. Geyer, Has convinced you said Gentlemen have not been actuated by any improper Intentions— The Proposals of M r: Daniel Parker have not yet taken sufficient Consistence, to address the Board of Treasury on...
10To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 8 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 2 d. Ins t: with Copy of the Resolution of Congress conveying your Recall, and a Testimony of your Services and Merits, the more honorable, as it comes from the only Source capable of appreciating justly their Value. Upon which please accept our Congratulations, together with our Wishes for your safe Return to your Native Country, Where...