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Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin served as Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Madison and played a key role in financing and planning the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He helped secure the Congressional appropriation of $2,500 for the expedition and provided Lewis with existing maps and geographical knowledge of the western territories. Gallatin later helped compile and publish Clark's maps after the expedition returned, contributing to the scientific understanding of western geography.
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