Today the Apeared before me Notary Publicq the Honorable John Adams Esqr. of the City in the State in North America at present Residing in the City of Amsterdam in the quality as constitued by Congres of the United States of North America their Agent, and as such specially aúthorised to negotiate moneys in behalf of the said United states, as it apears by the Copie Extract Aúthentically...
2From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 2 February 1781 (Adams Papers)
Having adjusted the Form of the Obligations to be given in the proposed Loan, nothing remains but to agree upon the other Terms, respecting the Commission to be allowed, to your House, for receiving the Money from the Lenders, and paying it out upon the Draughts of Congress, and paying the Interest half Yearly to the Lenders, and finally paying off and discharging the Obligations. I have had...
3Contract for a Loan with Jean de Neufville & Fils, 1 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
I the Subscribed John Adams, of Braintree in the County of Suf folk, in the State of Massachusetts in North America Esquire and Minister plenipotentiary of the United States of North America And According an Copy Authenticq and Translation of my original Commission or power deponed by Me under the Notary Anthony Mylius Especially Named and Authorized by the said States of North America being...
4From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 11 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
I received this Morning your Favour of Yesterday with the Inclosures. You Seem to think that the Loan has been opened too Soon: but I am not of that opinion. Better too Soon than too late. If it had been too late, you See, the time would have been pass’d and could never be recalled. But if it is only too Soon, there is nothing wanting but a little patience, to wait, and the true Time will come...
5From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 21 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 19th. and will direct Mr. Thaxter to number your Bonds again in figures under your written Numbers and Sign them, and to make the other alterations, according to your Proposal. Alass poor Statia! But as Providence orders Us unpleasant Potions of Medicine to cure our distempers, So I hope this apparent Misfortune will open the Eyes of the blind; will convince...
6From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 24 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
I received last night your favour of the 22d., inclosing three Bills of Exchange which I have accepted and return inclosed. I have also received another Letter on the Affair of St. Eustatia. I Sincerely condole with you, on the Loss of that Island both as it affects the publick and as it must probably more or less affect your private Interest. There is great Pains taken to represent this as a...
7From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 27 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have just received yours, inclosing the Lettres Hollandoise, and thank you for your Attention. You give me great Joy by your Account of the Arrival of a Vessell from Boston—hope We shall soon hear of more. As to the Loan, I am not indifferent about its Success. My own Reputation with Some People, in Europe and America will depend in Some measure upon it. But this has little Weight with me—it...
8From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 24 November 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of this days date, together with four thousand florins in cash, 175 being deducted for the 7 Coopons of Interest paid being the amount of four obligations of the United States, disposed of by you. I received at the Same time two obligations with their Coopons, and Seven Coopons for the first half years Interest paid by you. I recd yesterday, by Mr. Thaxter one...
9From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 3 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have no authority to interfere, in the Direction of the Continental Goods, which Mr Gillon contracted to convey to America, but Such as is derived from the Desire of Dr Franklin, to take the best care of them in my Power. I therefore hold myself obliged to observe his Excellencys advice in this Business. In a Letter from his Excellency of the 26 Novr, he observes “The owners of the Ships...
10From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 10 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have recd the Letter which you did me the Honour to write me on the 8th. instant, inclosing a Translation of Messrs Van Arps Proposals. Messrs Van Arps, in the Character of ships Husband, demand 60,000 ƒ. as Damages &c. If I were convinced that the Goods of the United States of America, were responsible for any Damages at all in this Case which I am not but clearly of the contrary I should...
11From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 24 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favours of the 21. and 23d, and have now to inform you that Mr Barclay Consul General of the United States is arrived in Town, and his commercial Knowledge as well as the nature of his office, make it proper, that I should relinquish to him, as I do, all the Care, that I might before have had of the continental Goods, as Dr Franklin has done. He will endeavour to finish...
12From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 26 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I recieved the Letter with which You honored me yesterday. Mr. Barclay’s Office gives him full Authority in the Affair of the Goods, and his Abilities and Experience enable him to do every thing that can be done: so that I shall with great pleasure leave the whole affair to him, ready however at all times to render him any service in my power. It gives me great pleasure to learn that the...
13From John Adams to Fizeaux, Grand & Co. and Others, 30 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
1. If the Houses of Fizeaux Grand & Co. John Hodshon & Son Mess. Crommelin, Mess. Van Staphorst, Mess. De la Lande & Fynje and Mr. John de Neufville & Son, will all join together in an American Loan, Mr. Adams will open it without demanding any Stipulations for any certain Sum. 2d. If the first Proposition is not agreed to, Mr. Adams will open a Loan with as many of these Houses as will agree...
14From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 1 June 1782 (Adams Papers)
I duely received yours of 24 of May, and Should have answered it sooner, if I had been in better Health: But both Mr Thaxter and I have been too ill, to have given that Attention to it, that We should otherwise have done. I return you inclosed, the Letter and Account, of Mr Frasink Pjasink . This Morning was brought me, yours of 31. May, with the two Accounts inclosed—one of Disbursements...
15From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 6 June 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have Just received your favour of yesterday. You desire me to Send you, two Letters from Dr Franklin. I have no Remembrance of your ever leaving with me, more than one, which is the Drs Letter to you of the 4. Sept. 1781. This original Letter, I return you, herein inclosed. I have no other. I have indeed a Copy, which you gave me of the Drs Letter to you of 26 Octr. 1780. The original I...
16From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 3 July 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of Yesterday, and as to the Bills of Exchange, you will please to Send them to me, for Examination and Acceptance. As to your Accounts; I called, at your House, the Morning I left Amsterdam, with the Cash in order to discharge them, but not finding you within I was obliged to come away to this Place, from whence I wrote to Messrs Willinks &c desiring them to pay...
17From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 8 July 1782 (Adams Papers)
I return you the Bills Ns. 84 and 85 for 5.50 Guilders each accepted, which you Sent me in yours of 5. July. As to the Accounts, I know of no Reasons, for concealing those Accounts, from the Gentlemen I desired to pay them. And if you will present them to Messrs Wilhem & Jan Willink Nicholas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and De la Lande and Fynje or either of them, they will pay them and take the...
18From John Adams to Jean de Neufville & Fils, 19 January 1783 (Adams Papers)
You favour of the 30 of December, I have rec d , as well as the Letter mentioned in it.— I am obliged to you Gentlemen, for paying the Interest you mention, which if you please Mess rs Willinks Van staphorsts and De la Lande and Fynje will repay you, on Account of the United States. In order to Save you the Trouble for the future would it not be best to desire the Holders of those Seven...