1From John Adams to John Holker, 21 September 1779 (Adams Papers)
A Day or two before my Embarkation at L’orient, Mr. Chaumont came to me and told me that he had shipped a Quantity of Tea, for Boston, and that he wished to lay out, the Proceeds of it, in Land, desired Permission to consign it to me and that I would, purchase Land for him with the Money. I told him that I was not a Merchant, and should not be likely to sell his Tea to Advantage, but that As I...
2From Benjamin Franklin to John Holker, 19 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Immediately on the Receipt of your Letter, I wrote to the Owner of the Black Prince at Dunkirk who informed me that my application was in time, and that he would give Orders directly to have the Box of Papers Sent to me; and he has Since wrote that he will order the Trunks of Clothes to be purchased as much under 1000 livres as may be.— I hope you Continue well and...
3From Benjamin Franklin to John Holker, 28 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Inclos’d I send you a Packet I have just received from Morlaix, containing some of the Papers you requested me to recover, and a Receipt for the Rest— You Will see what Mr. Diot says about the Trunks of Clothes. It will be best I imagine for the person who desires to have them, if he knows which they are, to Describe them to Mr. Diot or some other Person, and order...
4From Alexander Hamilton to John Holker, [29 January 1789] (Hamilton Papers)
I certify that I am willing and do hereby accept the brief reposed in me as a Commissioner by virtue of a certain instrument bearing date the thirty first day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Eight made between Daniel Parker by his Attorney Andrew Craigie John Holker William Duer Samuel Rogers by the said Andrew Craigie Royal Flint and divers Creditors of the...
5From Alexander Hamilton to John Holker, [8 January 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
You will naturally imagine, that as well on public, as personal accounts, I must be anxious that Mr. Duer should be extricated from the embarrassments, with which he is perplexed, from the unsettled state of his affairs. The nature of Our connection will apologise to you for my interference in a matter, which is purely of private concern between you and him—so far as to express a wish that you...