IN THE LIFE OF JACOB BARKER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: WITH HISTORICAL FACTS, HIS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT, FROM 1800 TO 1855. WASHINGTON: CONTENTS. Becomes Owner of many Ships-Sends a 16 Nantucket from Embarrassment - Im- ports for Fulton first Steam Engine suc- cessfully used for propelling Vessels- Non-importation Resolutions of Philadelphia 19 Merchants in 1765-Mr. Barker meets with great Marine Losses-Jefferson's Em- bargo-Speech of De Witt Clinton-Trans- actions with United States Branch Bank- Opposes renewal of United States Bank Charter-Supports the Non-intercourse Laws-Letter of General Washington. Tammany Hall, New York, built-Mr. Bar- 55 Page. Mr. Barker's exertions in raising money 41 made known to Congress-Enmity of the Federal Party to those assisting in carry- ing on the War-Investigation relative to Sixteen Million Loan-Elisha R. Potter- Contract between the Treasury and Girard Petition to Congress to establish a National 45 Bank-Plan of raising money-Contract to the Secretary of the Treasury. Opposition of the Treasury Clerks-Difficul- 75 ties of raising money-Supplemental Stock New Certificates of Stock-Opinion of William Pinckney-Mark of continued confidence by the Treasury-Attempt to sell Stock in London during the War- Assignment to Creditors-Paper Currency -Depreciated Paper accepted by the Petition to Congress for relief-Referred to 96 Committee-Speech before Committee- |