Alias Antonio Alvarez Machado -------------------- († 1706) Amsterdams koopman van Portugees Joodse familie; vriend van Willem III; "provediteur-generaal" van de legers van de Staat. Staatsche Leger, VIII, bd.I; bd.II.

Amsterdam merchant of Portuguese Jewish family, a friend of William III, "provider General" the armies of the State

Supplier to the British Army

The Parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to the year 1803 / Vol. 6

" He further deposed, That it appeared by the accounts of Antonio Alvarez Machado, who had been a contractor btfore him, and had supplied the bread, and bread-waggons, to the forces in English pay, for the years 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, aiid 1706, That he, the said Machado, had paid as large yearly sums to the duke of Marlborough, during the time of liis I'tiii^ contractor, aa this deponent has since done.

" From whence it appears, that the dulc of Marlborouah has received, on account of ihe bread, and bread-waggon contracts, from sir Solomon de Medina (admitting the sum already paid, and »hat is intended to be paid, for this present year 1711, to be the same with that of the preceding year, 1710,) 33'¿,425 guilders and 14 stivers. From Antonio Alvarez Machado, during the five years he was contractor, the like sums, which together make 664,851 guilders 8 stivers, and computed at 10 guilders 10 stivers to the pound sterling, amount to 63,410"