1Richard Bache to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The kindness with which you have always treated every individual of my family, personally acquainted with you, and the desire of evincing my own respect, induces me to enclose you a prospectus of a paper I am about establishing. Should it meet your approbation I shall be h ighly gratified; I can hardly venture upon asking you to continue a correspondence, notwithstanding I should feel highly...
2Enclosure: Richard Bache’s Prospectus for the Franklin Gazette, [ca. 3 January 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING A DAILY MORNING NEWSPAPER, IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, TO BE CALLED THE FRANKLIN GAZETTE , BY RICHARD BACHE . PROSPECTUS . THE Lively interest taken by the American people, both in general and local politics; the extensive diffusion of information, which renders them a reading community; and the rapid augmentation of the population of the country, encourage a belief,...
3To James Madison from Richard Bache, 8 January 1818 (Madison Papers)
I cannot suffer the enclosed proposals to issue to the public, without sending you a copy. Could I succeed in putting an end to News-paper war in Penna., as it is at present conducted, and abolish all personal & private abuse from the presses, I shall gain one of the objects for which I establish the paper, & relieve my native State from what may at present be termed, the horror of an...
4To James Madison from Richard Bache, 10 April 1818 (Madison Papers)
I have returned you the pamphlet which you had the goodness to send me, & for which I am much indebted to you; I hope it will arrive safe. The writing on the title page, is either that of my Father or Dr Franklin, they wrote very much alike, and it is rather too much defaced to decide. The piece, I have no doubt, was written by my Grand Father, it has given me much pleasure to reprint it,...
5To James Madison from Richard Bache, 21 July 1825 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Tod is in the City. I delivered him your letter yesterday and had the pleasure of seeing him at the dinner given to Mr. Rush. Mrs. Bache joins me in our most affectionate regards to Mrs. Madison & yourself. With great esteem Yrs RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM . Letter not found. A full report of the public dinner for Richard Rush, including toasts and speeches, held on 20 May at Washington...
6To James Madison from Richard Bache, [ca. 4 June 1827] (Madison Papers)
A draft of Mr Todd’s, for three hundred dollars, has come to my hands, which I took to prevent his arrest and imprisonment, with the perfect assurance, that it would gratify yourself & Mrs Madison, in avoiding so disagreeable a circumstance. I hope that I have not been inconsiderate in the business, & that it will be perfectly convenient for you to pay it. I have not mentioned the circumstance...
7To James Madison from Richard Bache, 2 July 1827 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From Richard Bache. Letter not found. 2 July 1827. Calendared in the lists probably made by Peter Force ( DLC , series 7, box 2).