17671Wilhem & 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...
17672Wilhem & 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...
17673Wilhem & 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 —...
17674Wilhem & 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...
17675Wilhem & 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...
17676Wilhem & 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...
17677Wilhem & 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,...
17678To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 16 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 16 Apr. 1789 . They acknowledge TJ’s favor of the 9th enclosing a letter from the Board of Treasury “with directions for the disposal of monies on account of the United States, which we Shall punctually fulfill. We feel ourselves happy to have thus terminated a difference of opinion that Subsisted between Your Excellency and us on the Subject. Notwithstanding the orders of the Board...
17679To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 2 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 25. Ult. closing our Correspondence relative to the Monies for Medals, and another purpose; but bringing forward a Resolution of Congress of 20 August 1788, appropriating so much of the Loans in Holland as shall be necessary to discharge the Interest due, on Certificats issued to Foreign officers to the 31 Decbr. 1788, and at the same...
17680To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, 11 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
We have before us your Excell favor of 4 ins inclosing 20 Coupons due 1 febr @ 40 f f 800— 20 d o. — 1 June next 50 1000— f 1800— Wh ch: payment we anticipate with much pleasure as we have no doubt to receive the remitt e from the board of treasury to discharge the June intrest & in consequence we inclose you two new bonds f 2000— purchased at 96 ½ per C
17681To George Washington from Francis Willis, 3 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
With the utmost defference and respect I beg leave to inform your excellency, that I have notified by letter the members of senate from the state of Georgia that I offer for the appointment of collector of the port of Savannah, what may be the rule established by Congress for the appointment of officers in the different departments is yet uncertain, if the mode adopted should confine it to the...
17682To George Washington from Francis Willis, Jr., 24 September 1788 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty formerly to address you on some business that still remains unsettled, therefore must again be troublesome & request yr determination on the matter. at the decease of Mrs Washington Colo. Saml Washington wife she left some negros to her son that were given her after his decease, the child also died, & I who was her Executor from my own ill Judgment & being also ill advised...
17683To George Washington from James Wilson, 11 March 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Wilson, 11 Mar. 1788. On 4 April GW thanked Wilson for his “favr of the 11 Ulto.”
17684To George Washington from James Wilson, 21 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
A Delicasy arising from your Situation and Character as well as my own has hitherto prevented me from mentioning to your Excellency a Subject of much Importance to me. Perhaps I should not even now have broke Silence but for one Consideration. A Regard to the Dignity of the Government, over which you preside, will naturally lead you to take Care that its Honours be in no Event, exposed to...
17685To George Washington from William Wilson, 27 October 1788 (Washington Papers)
Upon my return from Annapolis last night I received a letter from Mr T. Montgomerie, informing me, that you had wrote him to meet you at this place for the purpose of Settling Mr Semple’s Accots with the Executors of Coll Colville and that he had accordingly named Monday the 3d of next month for the meeting In case I could attend on that day—It unluckily happens that I am under a necessity of...
17686To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Co., 6 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Votre Silence à la Lettre que nous eumes l’honneur de vous addresser le 8. du Mois dernier relativement au refus que nous font les Bureaux des fermes de nous faire jouir de la reduction des Droits sur les huiles de Poisson que vous a annoncé Mr. le Controleur Général par sa Lettre en date du 22. Octobre, nous fait craindre, Monsieur, que des interêts plus importants vous ont fait perdre de vue...
17687[To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 25 May 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ L’Orient, 25 May 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received at Paris 11 June 1787. Not found.]
17688To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 15 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Un de nos Amis ayant bien voulu nous partager une Balle de Caffé Moka, nous lui en avons pris 50 ℔ pour vous, d’a pres les ordres qu’il vous a plu nous donner pendant votre Sejour ici, et les avons chargé ce jour à la Messagerie à votre addresse; nous souhaitons que vous le trouviez aussi bon que vous pouvez le desirer. Comme la Balle entamée restera peutetre long tems en cet état entre les...
17689To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 3 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
L’interêt que nous prenons au maintien des faveurs qu’a obtenu en France le Commerce des Etats unis, nous impose le devoir de vous instruire, Monsieur, que le Directeur des fermes en cette ville travaille assiduement à un Tableau, tant des importations que des exportations qu’on[t] fait les Americains depuis l’etablissement de la franchise en ce Port. Comme nous connoissons par experience tout...
17690To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 14 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
La Stagnation générale du Commerce de L’amerique septentrionnalle, plusieurs pertes essuyées consécutivement dans le cours de l’an dernier, et principallement la détention continuelle de nos fonds en cette partie du monde, depuis la paix, nous ont obligés à suspendre nos payments le 1er. Octobre dernier. Nous nous sommes occupés depuis à prouver à nos créanciers d’Europe la vérité de nos...
17691To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt Delmestre & Co., 3 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Having apply’d this Day to the Navy office of this Place in order to recover one eighth part of Prize Money due to Jo. White Mid Ship Man on Board the Bonhomme-Richard Commodore Paul Jones during her Cruises from 14th. March 1779 to March 1780, we were Shewn in the Registers that said Prize Money amounting to L293₶ 4s. had been deliver’d into the hands of Commodore Jones along with the rest of...
17692To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 10 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
L’Orient, 10 Aug. 1787 . Acknowledge TJ’s letter of 14 July ; have just found a safe opportunity for forwarding the “paccan nuts”; Bisson, who sets out for Paris tomorrow, has taken charge of the box and has been requested to deliver them himself. The box in which they arrived was so large that for convenience and safety they have been repacked; the quantity of nuts is considerably less than...
17693To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt, Delmestre & Cie., 9 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
L’Orient, 9 July 1787 . Acknowledge TJ’s letter of 2 July; have drawn on him this date, for the coffee they sent, for 138₶ 19s. payable to the order of Messrs. Delaville, Le Roulx & Carié. They have received on their brig, La Sophie , arrived there from Philadelphia 28 June, a box “Sans dessus, remplie de terre avec une addresse Pacan or Illinois nuts , for Mr. Jefferson a Paris.” Since there...
17694To George Washington from John Wilton, 31 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
peruseing the Bath peaper of this week I saw A Letter of your Exelencesees Adress to Mrs Mackauley Where you seemes to Desier to heave A Engelish farmer Ingeaged, to Come to America, Wich has been long my Desier, Not only to Come to America but to bee A Real subject of that Cunterye, I am A young man twenty Six years of Age Never was from my father, who was all his life a farmer, and Rents...
17695To George Washington from Elhanan Winchester, 9 December 1783 (Washington Papers)
You will perhaps be surprized to receive a letter from such a poor unworthy creature as I am, and one with whom you have no acquaintaince, but I can assure you, Worthy Sir, that you will find the language of gratitude and respect without disguise or flattery in these lines; and therefore permit me among Millions, (even the happy Millions of the Inhabitants of the united States, who owe their...
17696To Benjamin Franklin from Reichsgraf Windisch-Grätz, 9 February 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Sátní oblastní archiv v Plzni, pracovištěe Klášter Vous avez fait tant de bien a votre patrie, et vous avez rendu de Si grands Services a l’humanité en général par les lumieres, que vous avez répandues; que tout homme, qui croit avoir des vuës utiles, peut Se flatter, que vous voudrez bien concourrir a les propager. C’est là Monsieur ce qui me...
17697To Benjamin Franklin from Windisch-Grätz, with Franklin’s Note for a Reply, 3 March 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society C’est avec le plus grand plaisir du monde, que je vois par l’obligeante reponse dont vous m’honnorez Monsieur, que vous approuvez mon déssein; mais je Suis bien Surpris, que les exemplaires, que j’ai eu lhonneur de vous addresser ne vous Soient point parvennus. Le paquet a été fermé Sous mes yeux, et la ettre, que j’ai eu lhonneur de vous ecrir Se trouvoit...
17698To John Adams from John Wingrove, 6 December 1786 (Adams Papers)
Agreeable to the kind intimation You was pleased to do me the Honor of making the last time I was with You, has induced my taking the liberty of troubleing you to acquaint that I am on the eve of my Departure to the East Indies, and God knowes I hope to be of some usefulness to the United States in that Country—if sincerity of Attachment to them can have any influence over the People I am...
17699To Benjamin Franklin from Witel & Fauche, 24 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society C’est avec la Confiance que doit inspirer le Législateur de la Nation la plus Sage, que nous prenons la liberté de solliciter vos Conseils & vos avis sur un projet chéri & qui nous occupe tout entier depuis quelques années; nos desirs & nos voeux ne tendent qu’a l’effectuer; mais pour cela nous avons besoin de directions & nous n’avons pas balancé a vous...
17700To Benjamin Franklin from Witel & Fauche, [after 15 November 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Incomplete AL : American Philosophical Society La bonté avec la quelle il vous a plût répondre á notre lettre, & notre persévérance dans notre projet, que votre obligeante lettre & votre information n’ont fait qu’augmenter, nous obligent a vous importuner de nouveau par celle-ci. Nous ne pensâmes jamais, comme beaucoup d’autres, que notre plan seroit de facile exécution; au Contraire nous nous...
17701To Benjamin Franklin from William Withering, [before 17 April 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in William Withering, The Miscellaneous Tracts of the Late William Withering; to Which is Prefixed a Memoir of His Life, Character, and Writings (2 vols., London, 1822), II , 485–6. Believing the passing of the stone to be impossible, the extraction of it unadvisable, and that no known medicine can dissolve it, I shall turn my attention to such methods as will be most likely to prevent...
17702To George Washington from John Witherspoon, 6 September 1783 (Washington Papers)
I have receivd your Excellencys favour with Collecter Martins Letter . I saw by my Papers which were directed to the President of Congress & my self to be transmitted to your Excellency—As the President is absent I thought it best to forward them immediately. You will probably understand the Matter better than I do but according to Appearances I thought the gentleman deserves all the...
17703To George Washington from John Witherspoon, 14 April 1785 (Washington Papers)
Your Favour of the 8th of March reached me towards the End of that Month At that Time I was entirely ignorant where Mr Bowie was but in general supposed him to be at a great Distance in the Back Countries. However when deliberating how to get a Letter conveyed to him I receivd a few Days ago a Letter from himself dated at Chambers Town Feby 28 and though there is nothing in the Letter from...
17704To Alexander Hamilton from John Witherspoon, 16 November 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
I have just received your Letter inclosing Baron Steubens Printed Paper In answer please to knew that Nothing passed between me & the Committee that can be constructed as the least Contradiction to which I certified formerly. They asked now whether there was an actual or explicit Contract with Baron Steuben verbally though not written I answerd that there was not any proper formal Contract...
17705To James Madison from John Witherspoon, 11 August 1788 (Madison Papers)
The Diploma for the Degree of Dr of Laws which the Trustees & Faculty of this College did themselves the Honour of conferring upon you last Commencement ought to have been sent long ago but as there are no printed forms for the honorary Degrees we often find it difficult to get them properly executed. This occasioned a little Delay at first which has been protracted to a very blameable Length....
17706To George Washington from John Witherspoon, 7 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
I was favoured with your Letter of the 10th of March just three Weeks ago. I have considered attentively the Subject of it & shall make a short Remark or two upon the Proposal. For Reasons which I think are very good & which I have no doubt of convincing you at meeting ⟨even⟩ so I have made & shall make no Mention whatever of this Matter in England except to a few Confidential Friends. The...
17707To Benjamin Franklin from John Witherspoon, 15 June 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer Mr William Brown has been a Teacher here & is strongly recommended to me as an excellent Classic Scholar he goes to Paris to finish his Knowledge & Pronounciation of the french Language & is desirous of being introduced to you & if you Should know of any Opportunity of directing him where he might teach either the english or learned Languages so...
17708To George Washington from John Witherspoon, 14 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
I am induced to give you the following Trouble at the Desire of a Friend. It is said there is a presbyterian Congregation in your Neighbourhood Poeheek which wants a Minister that Col. George Mason is a Member of the Congregation & that you are some times there yourself. There is a Gentleman lately come recommended to me from Scotland Mr James Wilson who if invited would probably accept of it....
17709To Benjamin Franklin from John Witherspoon, 27 March 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had some Expectations of seeing you before this Time at Paris. Please to know that the Trustees of the College of New Jersey contrary to my Judgement and Inclination were induced by some Things they had heard to suppose that this would not be an improper Time to Solicit Benefactors for the College which is known to have suffered so much by being seated in...
17710To George Washington from John Woddrop, 16 September 1784 (Washington Papers)
I having done myself the honour for to write to your Excellency on the 27th of July the last year, and to transmit along therewith a list of the different Manufacturies in the linen branch of bussiness in Scotland, and as I did do so with a vow to be of some use to the States of America, and also to serve the Mississippi Company, of which Company my brother Robert Woddrop, late factor &...
17711To George Washington from John Woddrop, 25 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have this day sent off this letter for your Excellency to the Ambassador from the States of North America at the Court of London. And which is chiefly to advise you, Sir, that I do now know, for certain, of one hundred heads of familys, and who, with their Wives and Children &ca will make a Number of five hundred & fifty, or Six hundred persons, And all natives of Scotland, who propose for...
17712To George Washington from John Woddrop, 29 October 1788 (Washington Papers)
Since the 28th of November, the last year, think I did myself the honour for to write to your Excellency; by different opportunitys of some of the Glasgow Ships: bound to the State of Virginia. And the letters, went under cover to John Buckley, Esquire, Clerk to the house of Delegates, in Virginia. I do refer your Excellency, to these letters, and also, I do beg leave for to refer, the Honb....
17713To George Washington from John David Woelpper, 18 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
To His Excellency George Washington Esquire Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America. The Memorial of Sundry Officers of the Invalids Regiment Humbly Sheweth, That we the Subscribers Officers in said Corps stationed at Philadelphia being disabled & infirm by reason of wounds & otherwise, Request that your Excellency will please to instruct the Commanding Officer at this...
17714To George Washington from Bancroft Woodcock, 11 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
As I understand thou art a Lover of Regularity & Order, I take the Freedom to sugjest to thee, (hopeing it will not offend) that from what a person from Allexandra told me, (on seeing his & another Street-Commissioner, laying out the Fronts of Lots, to prevent the Masons from Incroaching on the Streets or on their neighbours) I understand that they are not Building that Town with that Accuracy...
17715To George Washington from James Wood, 20 October 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Wood, 20 Oct. 1787. On 29 Oct. GW wrote Wood about “your letter of the 20th Instt.”
17716To George Washington from James Wood, 5 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
At the Arrangement of the Virginia Line made at Cumberland Old Court House in the year 1782, a Number of Officers of Different ranks were Declared Superseded, which Bars such Officers from Obtaining Certain Portions of Lands under the Act of Assembly of this State, Provided the Proceedings of the Board of Arrangement were Approved by the Commander in Chief. Applications are Daily Making by...
17717To George Washington from Ralph Wormeley, Jr., 16 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
I saw Major Frank Willis two days ago here & enquired of him, if he had paid you the Money for the land he bought of Colo. Mercers, that I was Security for. He tells me that he sent £700 & odd pounds to Mr Lun Washington for the principal & Interest & that he had his Receipt for it. As he is going out of Country, I shall be glad if you will favor me with the particulars of the Affair that I...
17718To John Adams from Thomas Wren, 22 June 1787 (Adams Papers)
At the request of Sir John Carter, I take the liberty to inform your Excellency, that Rob t. Muir, detained in our goal, having lived upon his own money till about a week ago, is now according to the custom of the goal allowed 3 d. per day which is paid by the parish. But the parish officers object somewhat to the making this allowance, as this man’s offence, they say, does not principally...
17719To John Adams from Thomas Wren, 20 April 1787 (Adams Papers)
I think it requisite to inform you that we have in our town M r. Waller Mowbray, a printer, in rather a confined way of business, but of fair & honest character, to the utmost of my knowledge. An unknown person applied to him ab t. two days ago for his assistance to work off some counterfit notes of several of the American States, and put into his hands extreme well-executed box blocks, &...
17720To John Adams from Thomas Wren, 22 April 1787 (Adams Papers)
I had the honour of receiving your favour this morning, and have now to add, to the former intelligence, [. . . .] man who had sollicited Mowbray to assist in a forgery, is in custody [in] our town gaol. He went to Mowbray repeatedly on Saturday evening, & was so urgent to have some notes worked off, that he proposed their working all night, for he fixed on going to assist Mowbray, saying that...