ALEXANDER J. DALLAS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/05/1816 - HFSID 43005
Price: $800.00
ALEXANDER J. DALLAS
The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury pens a letter regarding the Custom-House
Autgraph Letter Signed: "A.J. Dallas" as Madison's Secretary of the Treasury, 1p, 7x8¼.
No place, 1816 August 5. To James Gibson Esq. In full: "At present I can only state, in answer
to your note, that proposals for supplying materials and erecting the Custom-House, will be invited
by Advertisement, as soon as the necessary arrangements are made. In the meantime, Messr.
Coranna may with propriety apply to the Collector." Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817), who
had been born in Jamaica, was Madison's U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1814-1816) and
Acting Secretary of War in 1815. Facing a treasury depleted as a result of the War of 1812,
Dallas was instrumental in the establishment of the Second Bank of the United States,
chartered by Congress in 1816. At the time of this letter, Dallas, a prominent Philadelphia
attorney, was Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1791-1801). He was then
appointed as U.S. District Attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania by President
Jefferson (1801 until his appointment to Madison's Cabinet). Folds. Lightly creased.
Separated upper left corner repaired on verso with tape. Otherwise, fine condition.
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