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Family of Jacob Barker-Relationship with Benjamin Franklin - Education - First Speculations in Trade-Early History of Nantucket-Perils of Whale FishingFirst Purchase of Ships-Marries-Commences Business-Loses his CapitalContracts with the United States to supply Light-houses with Oil.

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Becomes Owner of many Ships-Sends a vessel to Nantucket with Flour-Captured by a British Frigate-Establishes Steam Communication between New Bedford and Nantucket-Relieves the Banks of Nantucket from Embarrassment - Imports for Fulton first Steam Engine successfully used for propelling VesselsMethods of Book Keeping and Calculating Interest-Aaron Burr's Conspiracy-Interview with Thomas Jefferson. Non-importation Resolutions of Philadelphia 19 Merchants in 1765-Mr. Barker meets with great Marine Losses-Jefferson's Embargo-Speech of De Witt Clinton-Transactions with United States Branch BankOpposes renewal of United States Bank Charter Supports the Non-intercourse Laws-Letter of General Washington. Tammany Hall, New York, built-Mr. Barker one of Building Committee-First Meeting in the Hall-Mr. Madison re-elected President-Declaration of War with Great Britain-Convention at Albany-Memorial to Congress to defer the War-Colonel Taylor's Speech-Law passed to borrow Sixteen Millions-Lends Large Sums to Government-Opposition of Federal Party to the War-Subscribers to the Loan for Government.

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Petition to Congress to establish a National 45 Bank-Plan of raising money-Contract with the Treasury-Opposition to the Loan -Correspondence with the Treasury Department-Negotiation with the City Bank -Issue of Funded Stock-Remonstrance to the Secretary of the Treasury. Opposition of the Treasury Clerks-Difficul- 75 ties of raising money-Supplemental Stock -Project of establishing a National Bank -A new Loan authorized by CongressOpinion of R. Rush, Attorney GeneralNew Certificates of Stock-Opinion of William Pinckney-Mark of continued confidence by the Treasury-Attempt to sell Stock in London during the WarAssignment to Creditors-Paper Currency -Depreciated Paper accepted by the Treasury.

Petition to Congress for relief-Referred to 96 Committee-Speech before CommitteeCommittee report bill for relief-Court of Claims established-Invasion of Washington by a British Army-Battle of Bladensburg-General Armstrong-Excitement in Washington-Letter of General Armstrong-Resignation of General Harrison -Appointment of General Jackson-Mrs. Madison's departure from WashingtonMr. Barker and Mr. De Peyster-Mistaken for English spies and arrested—