John Bubenheim Bayard letters 1776, 1786, 1791,1797

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John Bubenheim Bayard letters 1776, 1786, 1791,1797

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/7104

Letter of December 1776 expresses severe distress at the number of Pennsylvania troops ready for battle.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Bayard, John Bubenheim, 1738-1807

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John Bubenheim Bayard (11 August 1738 – 7 January 1807) was a merchant, soldier, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He achieved the rank of colonel while serving with the Continental Army, and was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Congress of the Confederation in 1785 and 1786. Later he was elected as mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey. Born at Bohemia Manor in Cecil County in the Province of Maryland, Bayard moved to Philadelphia in 1755 and became a merchant. He began making hi...