This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: ...the thanks of the Government of the new Republic of Greece, for his efforts in their behalf. In 1826 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary to England. He returned to the United States in December, 1827, and has resided ever since in the city of New York; and, with the exception of the preparation of the argument to be ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: ...the thanks of the Government of the new Republic of Greece, for his efforts in their behalf. In 1826 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary to England. He returned to the United States in December, 1827, and has resided ever since in the city of New York; and, with the exception of the preparation of the argument to be laid before the King of the Netherlands on behalf of the United States in reference to the northeastern boundary, which occupied him for the first two years, he has not held any public office. His time, however, until within six months Vol. vn. 82 of his death, was always occupied in some useful pursuit. In 1830 he was chosen President of the Council of the University of the city of New York. An early disciple of the school of Adam Smith, he was always strongly in favor of free trade, and assisted at the Free Trade Convention held at Philadelphia in 1831. The preparation of the memorial to Congress on behalf of said convention, was committed to him, which embodies the views that are now the recognised principles of the republican party. The same year (1S31) he became President of the National Bank, which he resigned in 1839, when he was succeeded by his eldest son, James Gallatin. He had been for several years, and was at the time of his death, (August 12, 1849, ) President of the New York Historical Society; and also President of the American Ethnological Society, organised under his auspices. Besides his numerous writings on the currency, and other subjects connected with finance, and his official papers, he has published some elaborate works on the Indian languages, &c. In 1840 his essay on the Northeastern Boundary appeared, which, together with his essay on the map of Mr. Jay, read before the New York Historical Society, displayed great...
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