His bank was the original 1st National Bank, which he acquired after the charter expired. He was also French born and sympathetic to the Jacobin revolution. Financing America's war against the British certainly benefited his pro-French sentiments... Ulterior motives eh?
His bank was the original 1st National Bank, which he acquired after the charter expired. He was also French born and sympathetic to the Jacobin revolution. Financing America's war against the British certainly benefited his pro-French sentiments... Ulterior motives eh?