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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.136.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1828 |
| Title | Correspondence from Benjamin Butler to Joseph Gales and William Winston Seaton, editors of the Intelligencer, informing them that the "wine gallon" has been omitted from federal law |
| Date | 30 December 1828 |
| Author | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1818-1893) |
| Recipient | Seaton, William Winston Gales, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Letter to the editors of the Intelligencer in Washington, D.C. Informs them that the "wine gallon" has been omitted from federal law. Noticed this when he was compiling "The Revised Statutes of the State of New York." Calls their attention to two articles on the subject by Professor James Renwick of Columbia College, one of which appeared in the Albany Daily Advertiser. Butler (1795–1858) was Attorney General of the United States from 1833 to 1838, and in that role wrote President Jackson's protest against the Senate's censure of him for removing federal funds from the Bank of the United States. |
| Subjects | Politics Government and Civics Law Alcohol Journalism Journalism |
| People | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1818-1893) Seaton, William Winston (1785-1866) Gales, Joseph (1786-1860) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |