You know what wasn't in either the dissent or the majority? Any reference to the case of James McClure, A case of Far greater significance, and with far less assailable authorities than Thomas F Bayard. (John Armstrong, James Madison, and James Monroe.)
Odd that.
(John Armstrong, James Madison, and James Monroe.)
When was James McClure issued a US passport by the American Minister in London, “confessing him to be a native citizen of the United States”?