1From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, 2 December 1788 (Adams Papers)
I have received your friendly Letter and am much obliged to you for your kind remembrance and felicitations. I also thank you for the Trouble you have taken in sending my Books to the gentlemen of whom I gave you a List. But I wish to be informed whether you sent the three Volumes or only the first. I directed M r: Dilly, Bookseller in the Poultry, London to send fifty Copies of each of the...
2From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 22 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter, you did the honor to write me, on the 8th. of Jan: ins t. tho’ dated 8. February, by mistake— I have since received another Letter from M r. Jefferson, informing me that the Creditors in Holland insist on immediate payment of the principal sum of 51.000 Guilders &c Colonel Smith has by last post transmitted you a sealed Packett from the board of Treasury which may...
3From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 2 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
I last night received your favour of the 25 th. of last month— M r. Jefferson has received lately by Commodore Jones further proceedings of Congress, which perhaps may have altered his sentiments of the Propriety of paying off the 51.000 florins to M r. Fizeau & C o: as I apprehend Congress have made a different arrangement for that purpose— For myself, Gentlemen, I should be glad with all my...
4From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & J. van Staphorst, 15 November 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter, you did me the honor to write me, on the 9 th. of this month: informing me that His Excellency M r. Jefferson has applied to you to honour his orders monthly for about five thousand Livres, and that he has already drawn B. f. 5492:14, which you have accepted & paid, and desiring my directions for your Justification— As these orders of Mr. Jefferson are for the...
5From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 1 October 1787 (Adams Papers)
having understood with much anxiety and Concern the unfortunate and critical situation of Public affairs in your Republick and particularly in Amsterdam, and considering the Accidents that may Happen, it has appeared to me most safe and Prudent both for the Public and for you as well as myself that the Money you have on Hand or may receive Should be lodged in the Bank of Amsterdam at least...
6From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 22 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have this moment received your Letter of the 18 th. — That Congress will most chearfully allow you Interest for the Money, you may advance, there can be no doubt.— I will come to Amsterdam as soon as possible, but as I cannot shall probably go by Way of Calais, I may be a few days later than you prescribe, but they Shall be, as few as possible. LbC ( Adams Papers ); internal address: “Mess...
7From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 21 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
In answer to yours of the 15 th , I have only to say I shall leave all to your Judgment FC ( Adams Papers ); filmed at 15 May. LbC ( Adams Papers ); APM Reel 112. JA appended a Dft of this letter to the bankers’ letter of 15 May , above.
8From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 8 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have this Moment, four O Clock, your Letter of the 4.— I have this forenoon Sent to the Post Office two Letters for you. The Board of Treasury have not been unmindful of you: But you will See, that I am miserably disappointed. The Interest must at all Events be paid at the day, if possible. You must, I think be convinced, that before another Year, there can be no difficulty. Can a new Loan...
9From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 7 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
The Letter from the Board of Treasury of the 4. of April, in which this is inclosed, I received open, on Fryday, together with the Bills for 75,000 Guilders mentioned in it. I went immediately to Mr Ruckers House with them: but no one was at home, but a Servant, who told me, his Master and Mistress were in the Country, and the Clerk not at home. on Saturday, I went again. The Clerk was then at...
10From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, 3 April 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 13 th. of March with the three obligations inclosed: & I thank you for your care in the Business— inclosed is an order on the Company of Willinks & Vanstaphorsts, for five hundred & sixty five Guilders being the Ballance due to you from me on account of these obligations— with great esteem & c. LbC in WSS ’s hand ( Adams Papers ); internal address: “Mess rs....
11From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 18 December 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have this moment the honor of your Letter the 12 th. of Dec r. I am not able to say what orders Congress may give about the farther disposition of the remaining part of the 80.000 Dollars but I am of your opinion that the Treasury board directed the payment of the premiums in new Bonds from an apprehension they should not be able to provide timely for the february interest, I know of no...
12From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 19 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
The Letter in which this is inclosed, I received yesterday—open for my Inspection— The Bill of Exchange drawn by Mr. Morris for 144.000 florins, will I hope be some relief to you Our Secretary of State for foreign affairs informs me on the 7 th. of April that twelve of the States had granted the Impost new York only remained to come in— and it is not likely the Legislature of that State will...
13From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 11 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 5 th. of May inclosing a Duplicate of a Letter from the Commissioners of the Board of Treasury to me of the 7 th. of March, the original of this Letter is not come to hand— These Letters Surprized me, very much, because M r. Rucker had informed me a fortnight ago that he had orders to pay the Interest both in Holland & France I went yesterday to his House to...
14From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 10 January 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am honoured with your Letter of the 23 d of Dec r. and remember very well my giving the Credit for a 1000 £— It was to pay for swords medals &c for officers, which Coll. Humphries had orders from Congress & their Financier to have made— I informed you of it at the same time— I only gave the power to M r. Jefferson to draw for the money as Humphry might want it, in order to multiply the...
15From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 13 December 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have now to acquaint you that on the 29 Nov r. I accepted a Bill of M r. Tho s. Barclay. N o. 6. (by mistake I suppose it ought to be Number 8) for 200 £ s t dated Paris 24 Nov r. 1785 at usance first of the sett in favour of M r. Grand This 13 th. Day of Dec r. I have accepted Two Bills of 200 £ s
16From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 10 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Favour of the 4 th of this Month and am surprised to hear of the bad Condition of the Hotel, after all the great Expences which have been laid out upon it to put it in tenantable repair.— the House is so vast and requires so much Expence to furnish it.— it stands upon so vile a Gragt and has so miserable a Prospect in Front, that I know not whether another Minister from...
17From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 4 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I last Night received the letter you did me the Honour to write me the 28 th of Octr I have the Honour now to inform you that I have not only accepted the three Bills you have been made acquainted with drawn by M r Barclay One of 120£ another of 100£ and a third of 100£— but I have since accepted three others vizt 200£ St accepted the 31 st of October drawn by M r Barclay 140£ St accepted the...
18From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 20 September 1785 (Adams Papers)
Yours of 13 is received. I did approve of Mess rs Pullers paying the Account of M r Baker, the Broker, amounting to £105. 13s: 6d s t. — The Account appeared to me very high. But I could not do any otherwise than Submit it to the Judgment of Mess rs Pullers, who thought it could not be done for less. I have drawn an order, besides, within a few days upon Messieurs Pullers, for Seventy five...
19III. The American Commissioners’ Draft Letter to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 12 September … (Adams Papers)
We have the honor to inform you that we have rec d. fm. the U: States of America, in Congress, full power & instructions to form treaties with the Emperor of Morocco & the Regencies of Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli, and we enclose you a Copy of a Resolution of Congress of 14 th. February 1785. impowering us to apply so much of the money borrowed in Holland to that use as we may deem necessary, not...
20From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 4 September 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have rec d. your letter of the 30 th. of August, & will transmit your letter to the Treasury-board by M r: Storer, who is to sail this week; but I must repeat my determination to give no Countenance to the speculations in M r: Parker’s papers, untill you shall receive the orders of that Board. I have rec d. the inclosed letter fm. M r: Lotter— I have found him so faithfull a servant that I...
21From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 19 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
I last night rec d. y r: favor of the 12 th. and I must repeat to you that I still persist in a fixed resolution to have nothing to do with M r: Parker’s papers and to wholly disapprove of your having anything to do with them, as the Bankers of the United-States: As private Gentlemen & private Merchants, you will use your own judgement; but as you act for the public I must insist that you do...
22From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 16 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 12 and a former one. M r Lotter will present you two Accounts approved by me, one against the United States and one against me. these you will please to pay. I pray you also for the future to take upon yourselves the whole Care of the Hotel of the United States at the Hague. M r Lotter is as honest a Man and as carefull, as ever I met with, and I cannot but...
23From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 2 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 28 th. of June, and have conveyed your Letter to the Board of Treasury, by a Vessell which sails this Day for Rhode-Island— I feel most sensibly for the Misfortune of your late associates, De La Lande & Fynje—and as their affairs are most probably irretrievable, it would be to no purpose to enquire how the disaster happened, or to make any Reflections upon...
24From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 29 May 1785 (Adams Papers)
I am now to inform you, that I am ordered by Congress to this Country, and you will please to address your future Letters to me as Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, at the Court of Great Britain. The Relation nevertheless between you and me, is not yet dissolved, because Congress have not yet sent me a Letter of Recall, nor appointed another Minister to succeed me at...
25From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 29 January 1784 (Adams Papers)
when I left Amsterdam, I despaired of doing any Thing to prevent the Bills of Exchange from being Sent back.— It is possible however that Something may have Since happened, to give Us better hopes.— I should be obliged to you, if you would inform me, whether there is yet any Ground to expect any Aid from the venerable Regency of your City, or not. The Commerce of the City is much interested in...
26From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 29 December 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have just received the Letter, you did me the Honour to write me on the 23 d: inst t: and approve very much of your proposed application to the Regency of Amsterdam. But I hope to consult with you, more particularly very soon.— I shall sett off as soon as possible, but as I must go round by Calais and Antwerp. and the Season is extremely rigorous, and travelling very bad, I fear it will be...
27From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 14 December 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the Second of December and am extreamly Sorry to learn, that a Number of M r Morris’s Bills have been protested. You did very prudently in writing immediately to M r Franklin, to enquire if M r Grand could afford you, any Assistance. I hope you have received a favourable Answer. I am waiting for Answers from M r Franklin to Letters written to him, to determine...
28From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 14 October 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have been prevented from writing you, a long Time by another Attack of a Fever, the Rests as I Suppose of that violent one which I had at Amsterdam two Years ago which was never perfectly cured.— This last I am perswaded will be of Service to me. I must now beg the Favour of you Gentlemen to inform me by Letter, how our Loan proceeds, and what Number of Obligations remain to be disposed of,...