1From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 May 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty this day to draw on you in favor of Mr. Van Damme for 170ƒ -15s which be pleased to honour. Revising your several letters since the paiments to Turkheim & Peuchen your disbursements for me appear as follows. ƒ Court. By letter of 1788. May 22. Expences of boxes from Cologne 18- Do. Aug. 7. Paid Van Damme 148–11 The draught made this day in favor of Van Damme...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 29 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
On a statement of my accounts with the United States, there results a balance in their favor of two thousand five hundred and eleven gilders seven stivers current. As the debits of the account are mostly from the books of Willinks, V. Staphorsts & Hubard, I would wish to place in the same books the credit which is to balance my account. I have therefore by bill of exchange and other means...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honor to address You the 6 Jany. the Abstract of Your Account Current; And are this morning, favored with Your esteemed Letter of 29 ditto. Immediately on Receipt whereof we have caused the Account of the United States with Messrs. W. & J. Willink and Ourselves, to be credited Hd. Cy. ƒ2.511.7—for like Sum We made good unto them for Your Account; For which We inclose You the...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 9 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
When I was at Amsterdam you were so good as to make me acquainted with a Mr. Herman Hend Damen, a merchant-broker, connected with you, who, being from the Palatinate, informed me he could at any time procure any number of emigrants from that country to come over on certain conditions then mentioned between us, or others equivalent: and that he would undertake to send me any number whenever I...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 12 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This serves to advise you that I have this day drawn on you in favor of John Dobson merchant of London for one thousand and fourteen gilders, payable at thirty days sight, which be pleased to honour and charge to the private account of Gentlemen Your most obedt. humble servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Messrs. Nicholas & Jacob Van Staphorst & Hubbard Bankers. Amsterdam.” Enclosed in TJ to...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 13 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor has been duly recieved, inclosing my account current of Feb. 28. balance in my favor ƒ3116–18s. since which I have Mr. Short’s acknolegement of the receipt of Ruston’s bill of Exchange on Paisley for £40. sterling, which he said he would immediately remit to you to receive the money and carry it to my credit. From this is to be deducted my order on you in favour of the Treasury of...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 10 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the receipt of your two favors of May 16. and July 20. the former informing me of your payment ƒ2511—7 Holld. Currency to Messrs. Willinks V. Staphorsts & Hubard for the U.S. on my account, which left a balance in your hands in my favor of ƒ656—2 and the latter that you should pay my draft in favor of Dobson for ƒ1014—2. Holld. Currency when presented, which of course would...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 16 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed are duplicates of letters formerly sent to Mr. Short by the Sion. Tho’ the vessel was lost, it is said the letter bag was saved. If so, and Mr. Short should have received the originals which were therein and under cover to you, and should be gone to Madrid, be pleased to keep these duplicates in your possession till he shall direct you what to do with them. But if he be still at...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 6 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
It is important that Mr. Short should recieve the inclosed letter; yet more important that it should get to no other hand than his. Being incertain whether he may not have left the Hague on a special mission to Madrid, before this reaches you I take the liberty of putting it under your cover, and of praying if he be gone, that you will keep it in your hands for his orders, unless a conveyance...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 28 February 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have written to you in date May 27. Sep. 8. and Jan. 31. last past inclosing several remittances for Mr. Mazzei and one for myself by triplicates, to which I refer you. If there be any indiscretion in the application I am now about to make to you, ascribe it to the sentiments of friendship and confidence with which your conduct has inspired me, and which I had wished to make reciprocal, and...