Albert Gallatin
Kinloch, Francis, educated at Geneva, 4;
letter to, given by Mlle. Pictet to Gallatin, 11.
Kirkpatrick, Major, defends United States marshal in Whiskey
Insurrection, 68;
his farm burnt by rioters, 73.
Kittera, Thomas, moves hostile amendment to pro-French resolution, 135.
Knox, Henry, resigns from War Department, 97.
Kosciusko, his nephew helped by Gallatin, 372.
Kramer brothers, in business with Gallatin, 60.
Lands, public, in Pennsylvania, 46;
suggestions of Gallatin as to improved methods of sale, 122, 123;
how acquired, 237;
sales under Hamilton and successors, 238;
organization of sales by Gallatin, 238, 239, 287.
Land speculation, in Virginia, 20, 21, 24, 361;
in Ohio, 362.
Lafayette, Marquis de, his motives for aiding colonies, 9;
his imprisonment, 102;
saved by gunboats in 1781, 288, 289, 371;
urged by Gallatin to help mediate between England and United States,
313;
urges emperor of Russia to exert personal influence with England, 315;
sends letter to Gallatin, 315;
letter of Gallatin to, on French government, 328;
visits Pennsylvania, 364;
entertained by Lafayette at Friendship Hill, 365;
his part in Revolution of 1830, 370, 371, 372;
interested in marriage of Gallatin's daughter, 371;
letter to Gallatin, 371, 372.
La Perouse, meets Gallatin at Machias, 16;
later meets him in Boston, 16.
Laurens, John, educated at Geneva, 4.
La Vengeance, captured by Constellation, 160.
Lawrence, William B., gives anecdote of Washington and Gallatin, 22;
accompanies Gallatin to England, 344;
his ability as secretary, 346;
presides at anniversary meeting of New York Historical Society, 384.
Lee, Henry, commands militia against Whiskey Rebellion, 88;
requires oath of allegiance, 89;
orders seizure of leaders, 90.
Lee, Thomas, founder of Ohio company, 20.
Legislature of Pennsylvania, calls Constitutional Convention, 40;
Gallatin's career in, 45-47, 55, 60;
rejects bill to improve education, 45;
discharges paper money and other debt, 46;
elects Gallatin senator, 47, 58;
adopts resolutions condemning excise, 48, 49;
protests against authorizing vessels to arm, 149;
divides electoral vote between Adams and Jefferson, 163;
Gallatin's financial report to, 183, 184;
offers to take two millions of United States bonds, 214;
interferes to regulate Bank of North America, 250;
charters Bank of United States, 271.
Leopard, captures Chesapeake, 224.
Lesdernier, M. de, flies from Nova Scotia to Machias, 14;
welcomes Gallatin, 14;
on good terms with Indians, 16;
attempt of Gallatin to obtain a pension for, 30;
letter of Gallatin to, 154;
introduces Gallatin to Indians, 373.
Lesdernier, Madame de, persuades Gallatin to visit Machias, 14.
Lieven, Count, Russian minister at London, 308;
his friendship with Gallatin, 348.
Lincoln, Levi, views on unconstitutionality of acquiring territory, 285.
Livermore, E. S., on committee to consider Gallatin's eligibility to
Senate, 61.
Liverpool, Lord, advised by Castlereagh to moderate his demands, 319;
does so for fear of healing American dissensions, 319;
accepts settlement of Indian question, 321;
resolves to prosecute war vigorously, 321;
abandons claim to territory and admits defeats, 322;
letter of Castlereagh to, 326;
death, 347.
Livingston, Edward, prominent Republican in Congress, 100;
his precocity, 100;
calls for instructions for Jay, 109, 110;
votes against complimentary address to Washington, 129;
attacks Adams's foreign policy, 135, 136;
presents petitions against Alien and Sedition Laws, 157.
Livingston, Robert R., arranges terms of Louisiana purchase, 193.
Lorillard, Jacob, at free trade convention, 1831, 241.
Loring, Captain, takes Gallatin to America, 11.
Louis XVI., executed, 56.
Louis XVIII., Jefferson's opinion of, 331;
gives audience to Gallatin, 332;
his intimacy with Gallatin and his sarcasm, 332.
Louisiana, financial effect of its purchase, 192, 193, 195, 196, 222;
effect of its acquisition on England, 224;
constitutional question involved, 285, 286;
occupation of, arranged by Gallatin, 286, 287.
Lynn, Mary, keeps boarding-house in Philadelphia, 19.
Lyon, Matthew, his collision with Griswold, 141;
defended by Gallatin, 141.
Machias, expedition of Gallatin to, 14, 15;
life at, 15, 16, 17.
Macon, Nathanael, votes against complimentary address to Washington,
129;
aids Gallatin in sixth Congress, 159;
moves repeal of Sedition Law, 159;
opposes non-intercourse with France, 159, 160;
letter of Jefferson to, 182;
letter to Nicholson, 293;
tries to pass Navigation Act against English and French decrees, 296;
on decay of democratic principles in 1824, 356, 358.
Madison, James, secures adoption of ten amendments, 40;
abandons Federalists through Jefferson's influence, 99;
leads Republicans in House, 100;
weakness in debate, 100;
drafts address to Washington, 105;
on Committee on Finance, 106;
advocates bill to establish trading posts with Indians, 108;
moves to amend call for Jay papers, 111;
interprets treaty power
in Constitution in Jay treaty debate, 113, 115;
attacks Jay treaty, 118;
influence complained of by Wolcott, 127;
not reelected to Congress, 133;
his inexplicable submission to Smith, 164;
in triumvirate with Jefferson and Gallatin, 168;
his weakness as financier, 179;
summons Congress, 205;
anxious to evade responsibility for peace or war, 205;
communications on finance from Gallatin, 212, 259;
his indecision as to financial situation, 230;
does not accept Gallatin's resignation, 231;
realizes indispensableness of Gallatin to him, 231;
agrees with Gallatin as to minute appropriations, 245;
vetoes bill to incorporate national bank, 265;
signs a second bill, 265;
his inconsistency, 266;
urged by Gallatin to restore specie payment, 267;
opposes Gallatin's civil service circular, 281;
not superior on constitutional points to Gallatin, 284;
refuses to support Astor's plans, 288;
consults with Gallatin on inaugural address, 294;
forced by senators to abandon plan to make Gallatin secretary of
state, 294, 295;
unable to control party, 295;
favors England as against France, 295;
fails to support Gallatin, his inexcusable weakness, 296;
compelled to choose between Smith and Gallatin, 297;
efforts of Duane to poison his mind against Gallatin, 297;
not qualified to be a war president, 298, 299;
sends Gallatin on Russian mission with leave of absence, 299;
appoints Duane adjutant-general, 299;
continues on good terms with Gallatin, 300;
accepts English offer of direct negotiation, 312;
appoints a new commission, 312;
intends Gallatin for head of commission, 312;
names Gallatin minister to France, 326;
thanked by Gallatin, 327;
leaves him at liberty to decide, 329;
offers Gallatin secretaryship of treasury, 330;
favors Crawford for presidency, 356.
Malesherbes, C. G. de L. de, his courage compared to that of Gallatin,
84.
"Manifest Destiny," Gallatin's opinion of, 352, 353.
Marie Antoinette, executed, 56.
Marshall, James, represents Fayette County in anti-excise proceedings,
51, 52, 69;
joins Bradford in calling out militia, 70;
his resolutions at Parkinson's Ferry meeting disapproved by Gallatin,
78, 79;
withdraws them, 80;
on committee to confer with United States commissioners, 81.
Marshall, John, offers Gallatin a place in his office, 29;
on French mission, 139, 152;
elected to Congress, 158;
announces death of Washington, 158;
draws reply to Adams's address, 158.
Mason, S. T., makes Jay treaty public, 103.
Mathews, Rev. Mr., member of "The Club," 367.
Mayer, member of Ethnological Society, 379.
McClanachan, Blair, chairman of anti-Federalist Conference, 38;
his ultra-democratic remarks to Adams, 138.
McDuffie, George, estimates profits of bankers on state bank circulation,
263.
McKean, Thomas, in Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 43;
suggests sending a commission to confer with Whiskey insurgents, 77;
asked to prevent civil war in 1800, 166.
McLane, Louis, reports extinction of national debt, 269.
McVickar, ----, member of "The Club," 366.
Mexico, war with, Gallatin's opinion of, 352.
Middleton, Henry, at free trade convention of 1831, 241.
Mifflin, Thomas, in Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 43;
deprecates use of force against Whiskey Rebellion, 77;
summons legislature and obtains authority to employ militia, 88;
succeeds by personal influence in filling ranks, 88.
Mirabeau, Vicomte de, friend of Dumont, 5.
Mississippi navigation, discussed in treaty of Ghent, 322, 323;
in 1818, 335.
Mitchell, S. L., on committee to consider Gallatin's eligibility to
Senate, 61.
Monroe, James, presents flag to French Convention, 132;
arranges terms of Louisiana purchase, 193;
supplants Smith as secretary of state, 296, 298;
on necessity of renunciation of impressment in treaty of peace, 305;
asked by Gallatin for further instructions, 308;
receives proposals from England for direct negotiation, 311;
asked by commissioners for authority to treat in any place, 314;
warned by Gallatin of English war plans, 316, 317, 318;
communications of Gallatin to, during negotiations, 319;
urges Gallatin not to withdraw from public service, 329;
appoints Adams secretary of state, 334;
gives Gallatin leave of absence, 341;
urges him to return to France, 341.
Montgomery, John, connected by marriage with Gallatin, 59, 60.
Montmorenci, Vicomte, negotiates with Gallatin, 340;
succeeded by Chateaubriand, 340.
Moore, ----, member of "The Club," 366.
Moreau, General Jean Victor, career in America and France, 308;
assures Gallatin of emperor's friendliness and warns him of British
obstinacy, 308;
reply of Gallatin, 309;
his death, 310, 311.
Morgan, Daniel, leads militia against Whiskey Rebellion, 88, 93.
Morris, Gouverneur, snubbed by Washington for familiarity, 23;
his precocity compared to Gallatin's, 32;
suggests decimal system, 172.
Morris, Robert, receives drafts for Gallatin, 28;
in United States Senate announces intention of neutrality on question
of Gallatin's eligibility, 61;
but votes against it, 63 n.;
his rank as financier, 170-173;
plans Bank of North America, 248, 249;
buys land of Gallatin, 361;
settles with Gallatin, 362;
fails and is imprisoned, 362.
Morse, ----, member of "The Club," 367.
Morton, Dr., member of Ethnological Society, 379.
Muhlenberg, Frederick A., defeated for speaker by Dayton, 98;
gives casting vote in favor of Jay treaty appropriations, 121.
Mueller, Johann von, teaches Gallatin history, 3.
Murray, William Vans, prominent Federalist in House, 99;
on finance committee, 106;
denies discretionary power of House over Jay treaty, 110.
Navy, opposed by Gallatin, 123, 124, 130, 137, 157, 186, 188;
his course defended, 216;
gunboat scheme, 288, 289.
Nesselrode, Count, leaves Russian foreign affairs in charge of
Romanzoff, 304;
inability of Crawford to secure audience with, 315.
New England, supports Adams in 1800, 163;
refuses to support popular loan, 212, 213;
plans disunion, 213;
hoards specie, 260, 261;
opposes embargo, 293;
its secession hoped for by England, 313.
New York, calls for a second Federal Convention, 36, 37;
Republican in 1800, 163.
New York city, first visit of Gallatin to, 18;
abandoned by Congress for Philadelphia, 47;
protests against Jay treaty, 103;
settlement of Gallatin in, 365, 366;
social life in, 366-368;