Bayard family papers, 1762-1931.

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Bayard family papers, 1762-1931.

Papers (1810-1815) of James A. Bayard, Sr., lawyer, U.S. representative and senator; papers (1836-1853) of Richard H. Bayard, lawyer, Democratic politician, mayor of Wilmington, diplomat, and U.S. senator; letters (1839-1850) of Henry Clay to Mary S. Bayard, wife of Richard H. Bayard; papers (1858, 1864), some relating to the Civil War, of James A. Bayard, Jr.; address to the jury (1834 Jan. 9) in the case of John Randel, Jr., vs. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co.; papers (1864-1894) of Thomas F. Bayard (1828-1898), Secretary of State, and U.S. ambassador to England; papers (1864) of Mabel Bayard Kane and Florence Bayard Lockwood; papers (1929-1931) of Thomas F. Bayard (1868-1942); and genealogical information relating to the Bayard and Bassett families.

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Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1868-1942

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Lockwood, Florence Bayard, 1842-1898

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Bayard family.

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Lawyers, politicians, and legislators, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Bayard family papers, 1762-1931. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 83600853 ...

Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815

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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. ...

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company

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Formed in 1802 to dig a canal across the Delmarva Peninsula to join the Delaware Bay and the Chesapeake Bay. Engineering surveys were done by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and work actually began but the company ran out of money and abandoned the project in late 1805. In 1822 the company was revived and a canal was completed which opened in 1829. In 1919 the canal, which ran from Delaware City, Del., to Chesapeake City, Md., was purchased by the federal government. From the description of C...

Bird, Mabel Bayard Kane, 1837-1897

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Randel, John

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United States. Congress. Senate

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Bassett family.

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Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1799-1880

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American lawyer and statesman. From the description of Letter : Washington, to Riggs & Co., 1858 Dec. 23. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494207 Lawyer, of WIlmington, Del.; U.S. senator, 1851-1863, 1867-1869; resigned from the senate in 1864 and returned in 1867. From the description of James A. Bayard family letters, 1848-1864. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 749860...

Baird family.

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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. ...

Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wilmington, Del., to [Henry Morrison] Flagler, 1884 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672065 Epithet: American statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000223 Diplomat and statesman; U.S. senator (1869-1885); U.S. secretary of state (1885-1888); of Wilmington, Del. From the descriptio...

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