Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Albert Gallatin was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1864, and immigrated to the United States in the 1780s. He served in the Senate, the House of Representatives, and Treasury Secretary under both President Jefferson and Madison. He supported the chartering of the Second Bank of the United States, organized funding for the Louisiana Purchase, and served on the commission for the Treaty of Ghent. He was an Ambassador to both France and Britain.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, May 17, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, listing letters he has received at their estate.

[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, April 18, 1813, Vol. 3]

Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. John writes about an acquaintance traveling to Philadelphia. He discusses the process of obtaining some of his papers and asks for Charles's opinion regarding Albert Gallatin, current Secretary of the Treasury.