1From John Jay to Samuel Bayard, 5 January 1795 (Jay Papers)
Whereas the Secretary of State of the united States of america hath officially informed me that the President of the said united States has been pleased to appoint you agent to manage claims and appeals in Cases of irregular or illegal Captures or Condemnations of american Vessels or other Property under Colour of authority or Commissions from his britannic majesty and whereas it will be...
2From John Jay to Samuel Bayard, 5 January 1795 (Jay Papers)
To Samuel Bayard Esq r . appointed by the President of the United States of America, Agent for Claims and Appeals &c &c &c It Having been made my Duty to give you Instructions relative to your Agency, I think it expedient to give you the following for the present, and will add to them as circumstances may require. Agreeable to the Advice which you have already received from me You will procure...
3From John Jay to Samuel Bayard, 5 March 1795 (Jay Papers)
I was this Even g fav d . with your’s of to Day, enclosing a memorial presented to the Lords Commissioners on the 14 th . Ult. and a proposed Letter to M r . Falkener urging an answ a to it—informing me that the Lords had not met since, but are to meet on Saturday next; & requesting my advice whether that Letter could with propriety be deliv d . before the Lords have had an opportunity of...
4From John Jay to Samuel Bayard, 25 March 1796 (Jay Papers)
I had this afternoon the pleasure of recieving your obliging Letter of the 6 th . Jan y last, and am happy to learn from it that the Decrees in the Capture Cases will probably be satisfactory— This Information appeared to me to be interesting, and therefore I have communicated it to the President : altho I presume you have written fully to the Secretary of State about it, either by the packet...