1To James Madison from James A. Bayard, 5 June 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have been requested by Mr. John L. Hodge to apply to You for Certificates of Citizenship for himself & a Mr. James Hemphill. These young Gentlemen who are merchants have occasion for the Certificates—expecting in a few days to Sail for Italy. Mr. Hodge is my cousin & was born & brought up in the city of Philadelphia. Mr. Hemphill is the son of a respectable merchant of this place & was born...
2To James Madison from James A. Bayard, 14 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
In conformity to Your desire I have availed myself of the most fit occasion which has presented itself to intimate to Mr. Rodney Your disposition and views respecting him in relation to the vacant place of Judge of this District. I requested him at the time not to give me an immediate answer but to allow his determination to be the result of consideration on the subject. He has since come to...
3Commission of Albert Gallatin, John Quincy Adams, and James A. Bayard, [17 April] 1813 (Madison Papers)
Whereas his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, as the common friend of the United States and Great Britain, has offered them his mediation, with a view to the restoration of Peace and the establishment of permanent harmony between them; and the invitation having been accepted on the part of the United States in contemplation of a like acceptance on the part of Great Britain: Now...