ABRAHAM ALFONSE ALBERT GALLATIN (1761-1849)longest-serving Sec. of Treasury#2437

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Abraham Gallatin, was a Swiss-American who served and represented our country as a diplomat, congressman and was the longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury - Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 - August 12, 1849) was a Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, politician, diplomat, congressman, and the longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury. In 1831, he founded the University of the City of New York. Renamed New York University in 1896, it is one of the largest private, non-profit universities in the United States. Autograph Slip Writing Signed, n.d., - 4 x 3 written on ultra thin wire "wove" fiber paper with two-light horizonal creases; in blk ink with beautiful rich "age-toning" seen in lettering. Overall, fine condition. Born in Switzerland, Gallatin immigrated to America in the 1780s, ultimately settling in Pennsylvania. He was politically active against the Federalist Party program, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1793, but was removed from office by a 14-12 party-line vote after a protest raised by his opponents suggested he had fewer than the required nine years of citizenship. In 1795 he was elected to the House of Representatives and served in the fourth through sixth Congresses, becoming House Majority Leader. He was an important leader of the new Democratic-Republican Party, its chief spokesman on financial matters, and led opposition to many of the policy proposals of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. He also helped found the House Committee on Finance (later the Ways and Means Committee) and often engineered withholding of finances by the House as a method of overriding executive actions to which he objected. While Treasury Secretary, his services to his country were honored in 1805 when Meriwether Lewis named one of the three headwaters of the Missouri River after Gallatin. Returning home, he found western Pennsylvanians (mostly Scotch Irish) angry at the whiskey tax imposed in 1791 by Congress at the demand of Alexander Hamilton to raise money to pay the national debt. Farmers could only export whiskey because transportation costs were too high for grain. Although Gallatin had opposed the tax before it was passed and attended numerous protest meetings, he counseled moderation. Nevertheless, the role he played in the Whiskey Rebellion in the early 1790s proved a lasting political liability, as President George Washington denounced the tax protesters, called out the militia, and marched at the head of the army to put down the rebellion. A group of radicals, headed by a blatant demagogue named David Bradford, staged incendiary meetings, to which they summoned the local militia, terrorized conservatives in Pittsburgh, threatened federal revenue officers with death, and called for rebellion. Gallatin helped plan the Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapping out the area to be explored. Legacy: Upon finding the source of the Missouri River at present-day Three Forks, Montana, Captains Lewis and Clark named the eastern of the three tributaries after Gallatin; the other two were named after President Jefferson and James Madison, the Secretary of State (and next President). The Gallatin River descends from Yellowstone National Park, followed north by U.S. Highway 191 past the Big Sky Resort, towards Bozeman. A few miles southwest of the city the river turns northwest, where Interstate 90 follows it to Three Forks. A Nice Rare Partial ALS From a Wounderful Stateman! Now, You Can Own A Piece Of American Histoy Through: Academy Stamp & Autograph Co. 139 So. Beverly Dr. Suite# 313 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Life member of the Manuscript Society and the Cambria Country Historical Society and the Historical Society of Philadelphia) UPON REQUEST ONLY, A COA WILL BE PROVIDED W/O CHARGE, THANK YOU! For all inquiriesm pls. contact Dr. Gary D. Goldberg, Owner and Dir. of the Manuscript Dept. GOOD BIDDING! read more

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