1To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 24 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 15th Inst. desiring our Concurrence to your drawing immediately upon us £6000 to £7000. We say between Six and Seven Thousand Livres; To which request our personal Esteem for your Excellency, and the Regard we at all times pay to the Credit of the United States induces our ready Acquiesence, begging your Bill may be at Sight, as we do...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 24 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s very esteemed favor of 13 Inst. informing us Messrs. H. Fizeaux & Co. of this City had notified to you that a Loan of ƒ51,000. cr., negotiated by them for the United States, becomes reimbursable the First Proximo, And that as you judged the punctual discharge of it, to be highly interesting to the Honor and essential to the Credit of the United States, You...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 31 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 31 Dec. 1787. Since their letter to TJ of 24 Dec. two mails have arrived from England but no letter has been received from Adams. Since the time has come to discharge the debt due to Fizeaux & Cie. they have “provisionally taken such Means as will secure the Credit of the United States from Disgrace” and have paid the interest on the loan; trust they will receive Adams’...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 10 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 10 Jan. 1788. Acknowledge TJ’s letter of 30 and 31 Dec. 1787 ; advise that they have paid Fizeaux & Cie. the interest due on their loan to the United States and have asked them to assure the creditors that the principal of that loan is secure; have honored TJ’s draft for 2750 florins “for the Current Expence of the Legation to the Court of France.” RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; endorsed. TJ...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, with Enclosures, 31 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 13. Inst. urging us again to pay the ƒ51,000 Guilders reimbursable by the United States the First Instant at the House of Henry Fizeaux & Co. which we should have effected, had you and Mr. Adams wrote us clearly and decidedly to do it; instead of which you both desired us to discharge only the Interest and wait the Orders of the Board of...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 25 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honor to address your Excellency the 31 Ulto. to which agreeable to your information thro’ Mr. Jacob Van Staphorst, We expect your Answer after Mr. Adams shall have transmitted his Sentiments upon the Proposal we forwarded to the Board of Treasury. We flatter ourselves there will be no unnecessary Delay in this and that you will authorize us to carry into execution, the only...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 8 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 8 May 1788 . Have succeeded in arranging for sale of enough bonds of the United States to pay Carmichael the amount designated, to take care of TJ’s “disposals and other incidental calls,” and then, after paying the June interest, to leave a surplus of 40,000 guilders Holland currency in their hands available to TJ’s requisition; “We trust the Payment of this Interest and some good...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 22 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 22 May 1788 . Following TJ’s instructions of 16 May 1788, they have accepted the seven bills payable to Grand, but would have preferred “that Your Excellency had acquiesced to our Proposal of making you Remittances that We could easily have effected at short sight and more advantageously.” Same applies to disposals in favor of Short and Ast. These will “exceed the Cash We shall have...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 26 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 26 June 1788 . Inform TJ that they “have now in hands about Ten Thousand Guilders in favor of the United States,” which they stand ready to remit on TJ’s directions if he wishes to dispose of it. RC ( DLC ); in a clerk’s hand, signed by a member of each firm: “Wilhem & Jan Willink Nics. & Jacob van Staphorst”; endorsed.
10To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 4 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
We have now to acquaint Your Excellency that Willm. Carmichael Esqr. Chargé des Affaires of the United States to the Court of Madrid, has valued upon us ƒ 4614.3 Banco, in consequence of your Advice to him. He has however neglected following your Desire to send his first Bills to you, so that they now appear without our having any Instructions on the Subject. We have requested the Holders to...