Thomas Francis Bayard was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as the United States senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. In 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed him Secretary of State. After four years in private life, he returned to the diplomatic arena as Ambassador to Great Britain.
No. 176. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, March 10, 1885. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 2d instant respecting the…
No. 177. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, March 11, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith for your information a copy of a communication…
No. 179. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, March 13, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday’s date in…
No. 181. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, March 20, 1885. Sir: Acknowledging the receipt of your note of the 17th instant, wherein you complain of the…
No. 182. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, March 25, 1885. Sir: On the receipt of your note of the 17th instant complaining that certain ordinary merchant…
No. 183. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, March 27, 1885. Sir: With reference to previous correspondence on the subject, I have now the honor to inform…
No. 189. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, April 6, 1885. Sir: Referring to so much of our conversation of the 3d instant as related to the…
No. 191. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, April 8, 1885. Sir: On the evening of the 3d of March, ultimo, you communicated to my predecessor a…
No. 196. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, April 22, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 21st instant,…
No. 197. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, April 24, 1885. Sir: I had the honor to receive in due course your note of the 9th instant,…
No. 200. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, April 30, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to say, having reference to my note to you of this…
No. 202. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, May 2, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 1st instant,…
No. 204. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, May 4, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this day’s date,…
No. 205. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, May 9, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to inform you, having reference to the suspected employment of the…
No. 206. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, May 11, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to lay before you the text of a telegram of the…
No. 158. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Scruggs. Department of State, Washington, May 15, 1885. No. 34.] Sir: I have received your No. 187, of January 11 last, in regard to…
No. 159. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Scruggs. [Extract.] Department of State, Washington, May 16, 1885. No. 36.] Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 182, of December…
No. 160. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Scruggs. Department of State, Washington, May 19, 1885. No. 37.] Sir: I herewith inclose copies of reports from the law officer of the Department,…
No. 210. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, June 1, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to call your attention to the inclosed copy of a decree…
No. 211. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, June 15, 1885. Sir: After a slight delay, due to the pressure of urgent public affairs and partly to…
No. 161. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Scruggs. Department of State, Washington, June 16, 1885. No. 48.] Sir: Your dispatch, No. 194, of the 23d of February last is received, and…
No. 212. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, June 16, 1885. Sir: Referring to your note of the 27th ultimo, touching the captured brig Ambrose Light, I…
No. 215. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, June 19, 1885. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday’s date, in…
No. 216. Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra. Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1885. Sir: Acknowledging the receipt of your note of the 18th instant, I have the honor to…