N. & J. & R. van Staphorst to Thomas Jefferson, 8 September 1823
From N. & J. & R. van Staphorst
Amsterdam 8th September 1823
Sir!
We thus far had always the honor to entertain you about our outstanding concerns thro’ the channel of Mess: Le Roy Bayards Co of Newyork; some misunderstanding having unfortunately arrisen between those Gentlemen and ourselves, we take the liberty to address you directly in order to request that the payments which you have to make to us and which you thus far directed to them for our account, may be further made to mr Guln Ludlow of Newyork, this Gentleman being now furnished with our general power of attorney and that formally vested in Le Roy Bayards Co being annulled.—
By our whole manner of acting in the object outstanding between us, we trust you will have observed that it was our desire to consult your convenience as to time & mode of payment of the balance due by you to us now $2083.20 (exclusive of interest from 15 June 18221) and this it fully remains,—however, we beg to state regularitys sake that the time fixed according to your desire to repay us vizt 1821 has long ago elapsed and to add that we should wish to close this object by receiving (through the medium of our aforementioned friend mr G: Ludlow) either entire payment or payment at regular instalments as may be most convenient to you.—
We hope you will have the goodness to favor us with your reply to these lines and meanwhile reiterating the assurance of our sincere wish of fixing the settlement of this object in the mode most acceptable to you, we remain with sentiments of the highest esteem and veneration
N & J & R van Staphorst
RC (MHi); in the hand of a representative of N. & J. & R. van Staphorst, signed by a different member of the firm; at head of text: “The Honble Th Jefferson Esqr Monticello Virginia”; endorsed by TJ as received 10 Nov. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. Dupl (MHi); in same two hands as the RC; between internal address and dateline: “Duplicate”; endorsed by TJ as a Dupl received 1 Jan. 1824. Dupl (DLC); address cover only; with TJ to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 25 May 1825, on verso; addressed: “The Honorable Th Jefferson Esqe Monticello Virginia” by “Martha Thos Barber New York”; stamped “SHIP”; franked; postmarked New York, 25 Dec.
1. Preceding four words interlined in RC and Dupl.
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