Amsterdam place

“The firm of Van Notten at Amsterdam had put up a fight longest...…”

“Secondly, the disruptions of war (for example, the French occupation of Amsterdam and Napoleon’s Continental System) created opportunities for making large profits on highly risky transactions such as smuggling textiles and bullion and mana…”

“Meyer Davidson, whom Nathan sent to Amsterdam…”

“Not only did they have permanent bases in Frankfurt and London and semi-permanent offices in Amsterdam and Paris; individual brothers also continued to undertake business trips as far afield as Berlin and Prague.…”

“The ducats which were delivered to Gervais in August and September had been bought by James at a lower price in Amsterdam, yielding an extra profit of some 4 per cent.…”

“Nathan also sent Salomon to Amsterdam...…”

“Then from Amsterdam it was reported that Wellington had more bullion than he knew what to do with…”

“James—despatched back to Paris in disgrace—and Salomon, now joined in Amsterdam by Carl, struggled to reverse the slide of sterling, but the damage had been done.…”

“The problem was that Amschel had a string of subsidy payments to make in Berlin and elsewhere, and virtually no cash in hand, while Carl’s funds were almost entirely tied up in the British treasury bills in Amsterdam.…”

“On three separate occasions, Amschel’s windows were smashed, and he took the precaution of sending “the greater part of our disposable effects” to Brussels and Amsterdam until he was more confident that “private property will be respected.”…”

“They had made the mistake of instructing no less than four firms on the same day and in the same market, to obtain bills on Paris and Amsterdam...…”

“It claimed a membership of 55 million people. It maintained offices in Amsterdam and in Collingswood, New Jersey. On a semi-annual basis, it held international and national conferences. It published at least 34 periodicals in 16 different l…”