Bayard Family Papers, 1797-1868.

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Bayard Family Papers, 1797-1868.

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The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, diplomatic documents, congressional material, legal and financial papers, newspapers and newspaper clippings. The correspondence of James and Richard Bayard forms the bulk of the collection. Topics include Federalist politics, the repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1800, the recharter of the first Bank of the United States, the War of 1812, and foreign affairs. James Bayard's letters, written while he was a part of the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Ghent, are of special importance. Richard Bayard's correspondence deals with Delaware politics, the Bank of the United States, and diplomatic relations with Belgium while he served in the American Embassy in Brussels. Also included are diplomatic documents; reports concerning the U.S. and British navies; printed texts of speeches given by both men in Congress; presidential election materials (1801); and genealogical material on the Bayard family. Correspondents of James Bayard include Andrew Bayard, Richard Bassett, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, James Madison, James Monroe, Count Nikolai Romanzoff, and R.G. Beasley. Richard Henry Bayard's correspondents include John M. Clayton, William L. Marcy, William Temple, and Daniel Webster.

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Romanzoff, Nikolai Count.

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Gallatin, Albert.

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Bayard Family,

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James Asheton Bayard (1767-1815), a graduate of Princeton College (1784), served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware (1797-1803); as U.S. Senator from Delaware (1805-13); as a member of the U.S. negotiating committee at the Treaty of Ghent (1813-14); and as a member of the U.S. Commission to negotiate a treaty of commerce with Great Britain (1814-1815). Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868), son of James Asheton Bayard, also graduated from Princeton College (18...

Bassett, Richard.

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Marcy, William L.

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Bayard, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1796-1868

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Biographical Note James A. Bayard 1767, July 28 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1784 Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. 1788 Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del., and Philadelphia, Pa. ...

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Clayton, John M.

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Beasley, R. G.

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Temple, William,

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Webster, Daniel M.

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Music critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, 1963- . From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, December 11, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896079 ...

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Bayard, James Asheton.

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Monroe, James President.

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Bayard, Andrew.

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