Robert Lawrence Gunn
- Published in print:
- 1993
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479842582
- eISBN:
- 9781479812516
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479842582.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
Chapter 5 historicizes Bartlett’s controversial tenure as Boundary Commissioner in terms of previous acts of scientific collaboration between the American Ethnological Society and the War Department ...
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Chapter 5 historicizes Bartlett’s controversial tenure as Boundary Commissioner in terms of previous acts of scientific collaboration between the American Ethnological Society and the War Department (focusing on Gallatin, Emory, and Schoolcraft), and exposes the degree to which the ethnological project participated in the larger national and imperial enterprises of the U.S.-Mexico War and international boundary creation. This chapter also shows how ethnological prerogatives, as well as persistent territorial disputes, shape Bartlett’s literary representation, particularly concerning the Apache leader Mangas Coloradas. Focusing on two dramatic episodes in which Bartlett acts on the authority of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo to liberate Indian captives, examples this chapter illustrates the jurisdictional issues of intercultural negotiation on a shifting transnational borderlands, and illuminates Bartlett’s reliance on the mid-century romantic conventions of literary sentiment to represent the plight of his liberated Mexican captives.Less
Chapter 5 historicizes Bartlett’s controversial tenure as Boundary Commissioner in terms of previous acts of scientific collaboration between the American Ethnological Society and the War Department (focusing on Gallatin, Emory, and Schoolcraft), and exposes the degree to which the ethnological project participated in the larger national and imperial enterprises of the U.S.-Mexico War and international boundary creation. This chapter also shows how ethnological prerogatives, as well as persistent territorial disputes, shape Bartlett’s literary representation, particularly concerning the Apache leader Mangas Coloradas. Focusing on two dramatic episodes in which Bartlett acts on the authority of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo to liberate Indian captives, examples this chapter illustrates the jurisdictional issues of intercultural negotiation on a shifting transnational borderlands, and illuminates Bartlett’s reliance on the mid-century romantic conventions of literary sentiment to represent the plight of his liberated Mexican captives.
Nicholas Dungan
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814721117
- eISBN:
- 9780814785393
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814721117.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Political History
Former statesman Albert Gallatin's story (1761–1849) is the opposite of the classic American immigrant tale. Gallatin made contributions to America throughout his career that far outweighed any ...
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Former statesman Albert Gallatin's story (1761–1849) is the opposite of the classic American immigrant tale. Gallatin made contributions to America throughout his career that far outweighed any benefit he procured for himself. He got his first taste of politics as a Pennsylvania state representative and went on to serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He became the Secretary of Treasury in Jefferson's administration and, despite being of the opposite political party to Alexander Hamilton, Gallatin fully respected his predecessor's fiscal politics. He undertook a special diplomatic mission for President Madison, which ended the War of 1812 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and gave the United States its genuine independence. He continued in diplomacy as minister to France and to Great Britain. At the age of 70, he retired from politics and commenced a new career in New York City as a banker, public figure, and intellectual. He helped establish New York University and the American Ethnological Society, became an expert in Native American ethnology and linguistics, and served as president of the New-York Historical Society. Gallatin died at age 88 and is buried in Trinity churchyard at Broadway and Wall Street. In our own day, as we look at reforming our financial system and seek to enhance America's global image, it is well worth resurrecting Albert Gallatin's timeless contributions to the United States, at home and abroad.Less
Former statesman Albert Gallatin's story (1761–1849) is the opposite of the classic American immigrant tale. Gallatin made contributions to America throughout his career that far outweighed any benefit he procured for himself. He got his first taste of politics as a Pennsylvania state representative and went on to serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He became the Secretary of Treasury in Jefferson's administration and, despite being of the opposite political party to Alexander Hamilton, Gallatin fully respected his predecessor's fiscal politics. He undertook a special diplomatic mission for President Madison, which ended the War of 1812 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and gave the United States its genuine independence. He continued in diplomacy as minister to France and to Great Britain. At the age of 70, he retired from politics and commenced a new career in New York City as a banker, public figure, and intellectual. He helped establish New York University and the American Ethnological Society, became an expert in Native American ethnology and linguistics, and served as president of the New-York Historical Society. Gallatin died at age 88 and is buried in Trinity churchyard at Broadway and Wall Street. In our own day, as we look at reforming our financial system and seek to enhance America's global image, it is well worth resurrecting Albert Gallatin's timeless contributions to the United States, at home and abroad.
Nicholas Dungan
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814721117
- eISBN:
- 9780814785393
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814721117.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, Political History
This chapter focuses on Albert Gallatin's years in New York from 1830 to 1849. These years were the last and among the happiest of his life: he was settled and surrounded by his family, and he earned ...
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This chapter focuses on Albert Gallatin's years in New York from 1830 to 1849. These years were the last and among the happiest of his life: he was settled and surrounded by his family, and he earned a decent living. He was able to influence opinions and events without having to bear the burden of executing the policies he recommended, particularly through intellectual interests in fields that he selected. His activities during this period include writing an article on currency for the highly prestigious American Quarterly Review in 1830; becoming the first president of the council of New York University; becoming a member of the New York Historical Society in October 1842; founding and becoming the first president of the American Ethnological Society in New York in November 1842; becoming president of the New York Historical Society in February 1843; and publishing in 1847 an essay called “Peace with Mexico,” of which ninety thousand copies were distributed around the country. Gallatin died at the age of eighty-eight in the arms of his daughter, Frances, on August 12, 1849.Less
This chapter focuses on Albert Gallatin's years in New York from 1830 to 1849. These years were the last and among the happiest of his life: he was settled and surrounded by his family, and he earned a decent living. He was able to influence opinions and events without having to bear the burden of executing the policies he recommended, particularly through intellectual interests in fields that he selected. His activities during this period include writing an article on currency for the highly prestigious American Quarterly Review in 1830; becoming the first president of the council of New York University; becoming a member of the New York Historical Society in October 1842; founding and becoming the first president of the American Ethnological Society in New York in November 1842; becoming president of the New York Historical Society in February 1843; and publishing in 1847 an essay called “Peace with Mexico,” of which ninety thousand copies were distributed around the country. Gallatin died at the age of eighty-eight in the arms of his daughter, Frances, on August 12, 1849.
