James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard
A Register of Their Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Nancy L. Hayden, Elizabeth G. McPherson, and David
Mathisen Revised by Brian McGuire
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2003
Contact information:
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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007078
Title: Papers of James A. Bayard
and Richard H. Bayard
Span Dates: 1797-1885 ID No.: MSS12070 Creator:
Bayard, James Asheton,
1767-1815 Creator:
Bayard, Richard Henry,
1796-1868 Extent: 1,000
items;
4 containers;
1.6 linear feet;
4 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in
English,
French,
German, and
Russian Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C. Abstract: Correspondence,
diaries, financial and legal papers, printed matter and miscellaneous material
relating to the careers of James A. Bayard and his son Richard H. Bayard as
diplomats, lawyers and senators
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names Adams,
John Quincy, 1767-1848--Correspondence. Baird
family. Bassett,
Richard, 1745-1815--Correspondence. Bayard,
Andrew, 1762-1833--Correspondence. Beasley,
Reuben Gaunt--Correspondence. Bollmann,
Erick, 1769-1821--Correspondence. Clay,
Henry, 1777-1852--Correspondence. Clayton,
John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856--Correspondence. Gallatin,
Albert, 1761-1849--Correspondence. Madison,
James, 1751-1836--Correspondence. Marcy,
William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857--Correspondence. Monroe,
James, 1758-1831--Correspondence. Montgomery, John Philips--Correspondence. Romanzoff,
Nikolai, Count, 1734-1826--Correspondence. Spearman,
Simon--Correspondence. Temple,
William, 1814-1863--Correspondence. Webster,
Daniel, 1782-1852--Correspondence.
Organizations Bank of
the United States (1791-1811) Federal
Party (U.S.) Great
Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1814 Dec. 24 United
States. Judiciary Act of 1800.
Locations Belgium--Foreign relations--United States. Delaware--Militia. Delaware--Politics and government. United
States--Foreign relations--Belgium. United
States--History--War of 1812.
Related Names Bayard, James A. (James
Asheton), 1767-1815. Papers of James Asheton Bayard and Richard Henry Bayard
(1797-1885). Bayard, Richard H.
(Richard Henry), 1796-1868. Papers of James Asheton Bayard and Richard Henry
Bayard (1797-1885).
Occupations Diplomats. Lawyers. Senators, U.S.
Congress--Delaware.
Provenance: The papers of James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard, father and son
lawyers, senators, and diplomats, were given to the Library of Congress in 1930
by Ellen Howard Bayard, great-granddaughter of James A. Bayard.
Processing History:The papers of James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard were arranged and
described in 1973. The collection was revised in 2003.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of James A. Bayard
and Richard H. Bayard is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States
(Title 17, U.S.C.).
Microfilm:A microfilm edition of these papers is available on four reels.
Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning
availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard
Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
James A. Bayard
Date |
Event |
1767, July 28 |
Born, Philadephia, Pa. |
1784 |
Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. |
1788 |
Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del., and Philadelphia,
Pa.
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1795 |
Married Ann Bassett |
1797-1803 |
Member from Delaware, United States House of
Representatives
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1805-1813 |
United States Senator from Delaware |
1813-1814 |
Member, United States Commission to negotiate the treaty
of Ghent Member, United States Commission to negotiate a treaty of
commerce with Great Britain
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1815, Aug. 6 |
Died, Wilmington, Del. |
Richard H. Bayard
Date |
Event |
1796, Sept. 23 |
Born, Wilmington, Del. |
1805-1810 |
Attended College of St. Mary, Baltimore, Md. |
1814 |
Graduated, Princeton College, Princeton, N.J. |
1815 |
Married Mary Sophia Carroll |
1818 |
Admitted to the bar at New Castle, Del. |
1818-1832 |
Private law practice |
1832-1835 |
Mayor, Wilmington, Del. |
1836-1839 |
United States Senator from Delaware |
1839-1841 |
Chief justice of Delaware |
1840-1845 |
Member from Delaware, United States Senate Appointed brigadier general, Delaware state militia
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1850-1853 |
United States chargé d'affaires, Brussels, Belgium |
1868, Mar. 4 . |
Died, Philadelphia, Pa |
The papers of James Asheton Bayard (1767-1815) and his son, Richard
Henry Bayard (1796-1868), senators, lawyers, and diplomats, span the years
1797-1885 and consist of
diaries,
correspondence, diplomatic documents, congressional material,
legal and
financial records, printed matter, newspapers, and newspaper
clippings.
A major portion of the collection is comprised of the
Correspondence series organized in two distinct groups. Set
I covering the period 1797-1817 relates mainly to James A. Bayard, and concerns
Federalist politics, repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1800, rechartering the
first Bank of the United States, the War of 1812, and foreign affairs. James
Asheton's correspondence for 1813-1815 concerns the peace negotiations that
culminated in the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. Many of Bayard's letters were
written to his cousin, Andrew Bayard (1762-1833), a merchant in Philadelphia,
and to his wife's father, Richard Bassett (1745-1815), a "midnight judge"
appointee of President John Adams. Other prominent correspondents include John
Quincy Adams, R. G. Beasley, Erick Bollmann, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, James
Madison, James Monroe, and Count Nikolai Romanzoff.
Set II of the Correspondence series covers the period 1834-1868 and
consists chiefly of letters to and from Richard H. Bayard relating to Delaware
politics, administration of the assets of the Bank of the United States,
1841-1845, the Delaware state militia, and diplomatic relations with Belgium.
Correspondents include Henry Clay, John M. Clayton, William L. Marcy, John P.
Montgomery, Simon Spearman, William Temple, and Daniel Webster.
Among the items in the
Miscellany
series are diplomatic documents, a key to the cipher used in some of the
letters, and reports and other papers concerning the United States Navy,
British Royal Navy, and the Delaware State Militia. The
Printed Matter
series includes the proceedings of the impeachment of William
Blount,1797; speeches delivered in the United States House of Representatives
and Senate by James A. Bayard, 1802-1812, and in the Senate by Richard H.
Bayard, 1837-1841; documents concerning the presidential election in 1800;
reports of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the United States Senate,
1842-1844; state and federal documents; presidential messages to Congress;
Belgian documents; State Department circulars; directories of the 27th and 28th
congresses; newspapers and newspaper clippings; genealogical material
concerning the Bayard family; and other material.
Some of the correspondence and diplomatic documents are in French,
German, and Russian. Whenever dual dating appeared, the material was arranged
according to the Gregorian calendar rather than the Julian calendar which is
later by twelve days.
An index of correspondents is available in the Manuscript Division
Reading Room.
This collection is arranged in five series:
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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James A. Bayard. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 1-2 REEL 1-2
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Letters sent and received. |
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Organized into Set I, dated 1797-1817, chiefly concerning James
A. Bayard, and Set II, 1834-1868, chiefly regarding Richard H. Bayard. Arranged
chronologically within each set.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Accounts, legal papers, receipts and bills, and related material.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically
therein.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Diplomatic documents, drawings, invitations, notes and writings,
key to cipher, papers relating to the American and British navies, and
miscellaneous material.
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Arranged alphabetically by topic. |
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BOX 4 REEL 4
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Impeachment proceedings of William Blount, speeches, documents
concerning the presidential election of 1800, magazines, state and federal
documents, Belgian government documents, State Department circulars,
directories of the 27th and 28th Congresses, newspapers and newspaper
clippings, genealogical items, and other material.
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Divided into miscellany, newspapers, and newspaper clippings
sections and arranged chronologically therein.
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Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 15,915
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Contents |
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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Diaries,
1811-1814
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James A. Bayard. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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Diaries,
1811-1814
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(3 vols.)
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BOX 1-2 REEL 1-2
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Correspondence,
1797-1868,
n.d.
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Letters sent and received. |
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Organized into Set I, dated 1797-1817, chiefly concerning James
A. Bayard, and Set II, 1834-1868, chiefly regarding Richard H. Bayard. Arranged
chronologically within each set.
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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Set I (chiefly James A.
Bayard)
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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1797-1813
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(9
folders)
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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1814
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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Jan.-Aug.
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BOX 2 REEL 2
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Sept.-Dec. 1814
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BOX 2 REEL 2
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1815-1817, n.d.
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BOX 2 REEL 2
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Set II (chiefly Richard H.
Bayard)
1834-1868
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(9 folders)
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Legal and Financial
Records,
1813-1868,
n.d.
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Accounts, legal papers, receipts and bills, and related material.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically
therein.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Account book,
1813-1815
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Accounts,
1813-1853, n.d.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Legal papers,
1838-1855
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Receipts and bills,
1839-1868, n.d.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Miscellany,
1813-1857,
n.d
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Diplomatic documents, drawings, invitations, notes and writings,
key to cipher, papers relating to the American and British navies, and
miscellaneous material.
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Arranged alphabetically by topic. |
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Diplomatic documents |
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Bayard, James A.,
1813-1815
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Bayard, Richard H.,
1850-1853
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Drawings, invitations, and menu,
1814-1817, n.d.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Key to cipher,
n.d.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Drafts of writings,
n.d.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Notes,
1815-1841, n.d.
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Papers relating to the United
States Navy, British Royal Navy, and the Delaware state militia,
1838-1847, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 3 REEL 3
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Fragments and unidentified
material,
1814, 1853-1857, n.d.
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BOX 4 REEL 4
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Printed Matter,
1797-1885,
n.d.
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Impeachment proceedings of William Blount, speeches, documents
concerning the presidential election of 1800, magazines, state and federal
documents, Belgian government documents, State Department circulars,
directories of the 27th and 28th Congresses, newspapers and newspaper
clippings, genealogical items, and other material.
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Divided into miscellany, newspapers, and newspaper clippings
sections and arranged chronologically therein.
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BOX 4 REEL 4
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Miscellany,
1798-1822, 1831-1885, n.d.
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(5
folders)
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BOX 4 REEL 4
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Newspapers,
1822-1844
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(2
folders)
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BOX 4 REEL 4
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Newspaper clippings,
1813-1846, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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