ALS, 1830 December 3 : New York, to and unnamed correspondent.

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ALS, 1830 December 3 : New York, to and unnamed correspondent.

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Gallatin writes, "Had I my choice, I would prefer a pure metallic currency, and private Banking Houses, as in London ... who might with perfect freedom receive money on deposit ... and deal in exchange, but not issue notes or in any respect interfere with the currency ... But I am equally adverse to any issue ofpaper money by Government, and still more so to its converting the Treasury into a Banking, trading Company.

4 p. ; 25.5 x 20.2 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

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Diplomat and U.S. secretary of the treasury. From the description of Albert Gallatin papers, 1783-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919649 Albert Gallatin was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1790-1792), a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1795-1801), Secretary of the Treasury (1801-1814), and Minister Plenipotentiary to France (1815-1823) and Great Britain (1826-1827). From the description of Albert Gallatin letter, 1803 Oct....