Peter Wallace Gallaudet

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1.4.2 PETER WALLACE GALLAUDET. Born 21 Apr 1756.

New York City, New York, New York. Died 17 May 1843, Washington, D.C. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Married 20 Feb 1787, JANE (JEANNETTE) HOPKINS, daughter of Thomas and Alice (Howard) Hopkins. Born 1765, Hartford, Connecticut. Died 20 Nov 1818, New York City, New York, New York. At ages 17 and 18, Peter lost both of his parents, and apparently moved in with his uncle, Elisha Gallaudet. Peter relocated with Elisha and his family to Freehold, New Jersey in 1776, as the British prepared to occupy New York City. When his uncle died in Freehold in 1779, Peter was given his beaver hat, and purchased his coat and westcoat. Peter fought in the Revolution in the Battle of Trenton in 1776. He was a private in Lee’s Legion in New Jersey, and has been the source of much confusion as past researchers have repeated the erroneous notion that this Peter Gallaudet was a Colonel, and was another son of Pierre Gallaudet. Later, Peter became a secretary or personal assistant to George Washington. After the Revolution, Peter returned to New York, and in 1794 was living with his cousin, Paul Gallaudet, Elisha’s son. After the passing of his wife, Peter left New York and returned to Philadelphia, where he had lived in the late 1780s and early 1790s. He was a commission merchant. In 1824 he became a secretary at the United States Treasury. In 1835, at the age of 79, he founded a Manual Labor School and Orphan Asylum in Washington. Had children:

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Peter Wallace Gallaudet, (April 21, 1756 – May 17, 1843) was a personal secretary to US President George Washington in Philadelphia. He married Jane "Jeannette" Hopkins of Hartford, Connecticut in 1787.

Gallaudet lost both parents by the age of 18 and went to live with his uncle, Elisha Gallaudet, who was the engraver of the first US coin, the 1776 "Continental Dollar."

Gallaudet enlisted as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and took part in the Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776.

After Gaullaudet's wife died in 1818, he went to work as a commission merchant. In 1824, he moved to Washington, DC to work in the Register's Office at the United States Treasury. In 1834, he organized a board of directors and received papers of incorporation to start a manual labor school and orphan asylum in Washington, DC. Money was raised for this purpose, but the money was held in reserve and the school was never built. Galludet and his friend Michael Nourse, who also worked at the Treasury Department, raised 2000 dollars by selling a booklet titled “A facsimile copy of the Accounts of General Washington’s expenses during the Revolutionary War, also a copy of a line of march proposed by him for the British army in the expedition of 1758 against Fort Du Quesne.” In 1838, a pamphlet was authorized for publication by the board of directors of the manual labor school organization which was written by Gallaudet Wallace Gallaudet titled: "A System of Education, on the Principle of Connecting Science with Useful Labor]." The main essay of the pamphlet is dated September 30, 1829 and was originally published by Gallaudet Gallaudet in circa 1829. In the essay, Gallaudet Gallaudet supports the educational philosophy of Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg, a philosophy which, he explains, was based partly on the educational philosophy of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. As mentioned on page 241 of the biography of Gallaudet's son, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, written by Gallaudet's grandson, Edward Miner Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had also become acquainted with the educational philosophy of von Fellenberg and, in 1833, visited a manual labor school in Greenfield, Massachusetts which followed von Fellenberg's philosophy.

By 1860, seventeen years after Gallaudet's death, his grandson Edward Miner Gallaudet had become superintendent of a school for the deaf. Edward made arrangements with the directors of the corporation of the manual labor school that was never built, and together they approached Congress to obtain permission to dissolve the corporation and cede the funds to the school that Edward had helped establish, the Columbia School for the Deaf, which was the school which, in 1864, added a collegiate department and became Gallaudet College (1894) and then Gallaudet University (1986).

Gallaudet was the father of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the co-founder of the first permanent school for the Deaf in North America.

Gallaudet was the second of six children. His siblings' names were: Edgar (1753–1790); Thomas (1758–1759); David (1760–1761); Thomas (b. 1762); and Catherine (1766–1786).

Peter was the son of Thomas Gallaudet (1724 - 1772) and Catherine (Edgar) Gallaudet (2 June 1726 - Dec 1774.

Peter married Jennett "Jane"(Hopkins) Gallaudet (8 May 1766 - 20 Nov 1818) on 20 Feb 1787. She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas Hopkins (died 28 Sept 1797, at 73 years) and his second wife, Alice (Howard) Hopkins (died 23 Apr 1778, at 38 years)

Peter and Jane were the parents of Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851), the founder of the first permanent school for deaf students in the United States. Thomas is #22302.

Peter was buried in St. James Cemetery. He was removed to Congressional Cemetery on 1 July 1860.

The National Intelligencer, 19 May 1843

In this city, on the morning of the 17th instant, Peter W. Gallaudet, in the 88th year of his age.

All the excellences of the patriot, philanthropist, and Christian were in beautiful harmony in the character of this venerable man. Early in life he took his stand for the rights of his country, and shared in the battle of Trenton and other distinguished actions of the Revolution. He was honored with the special confidence of Washington. His untiring exertions in originating and striving to establish the Washington Manual Labor School is a proof of his noble benevolence; and the Howard Institution of our city can bear witness how faithfully he devoted himself to the cause of charity. His whole life was a beautiful and instructive practical commentary upon Christian duties.

To him death had no sting, for the hand Divine had extracted it, and his victory over the grave was achieved through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died in great peace and holy joy. "Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace."

His funeral will take place from his late residence on 12th street near E on Friday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. His friends and acquaintances are invited to attend without further notice. _____

The will of Peter Wallace Gallaudet was dated 21 Mar 1840 and probated 3 June 1843.

To eldest son Thomas, family Bible, folio size, containing the family register, and common prayer book of the Episcopal church, with his father's name Thomas Gallaudet on the cover; mahogany bookcase and secretary.

To eldest daughter Catherine, a sum of money coming to him from the U.S. government, for services in my family; silver table and tea spoons.

To daughter Ann, wife of son-in-law C.F. Cruse, mahogany wardrobe, silver mug with the initials of my dear wife Jane name thereon, during her life; these articles to be returned, on her decease to my eldest son Thomas to descend to the eldest surviving male heir from generation to generation. Pieces of furniture were made in Philadelphia by a celebrated cabinet maker by the name of Mr. Claypoole, about the year 1786; silver cup was from my parents.

To six children, books from his private library, divided and placed in six lots by son Thomas, to be chosen by his children in this order: Edward, Theodore, James, Ann Catherine, and Thomas.

To grandson Peter Wallace Gallaudet, bearing my name, my book "Marshall's Life of Washington."

Testator had been in the book business in N.Y., which was attended with loss; after some years of business in Philadelphia, he had endeavored to settle with his creditors, but his account books, ledger, etc., were destroyed at the fire of the old Treasury. Mentioned in these dealings were: Joshua Latrop; Thomas Leiper, of Phila.; Anson G. Phelps; John Brown, of Ky.; John Burchan, his former partner; John Perine, of N.J.; Robert Imlay, of Allentown, N.J. He also had money due him which might be collected; indebted to Gray, of London, for $80, as of firm Hopkins & Gray, brokers.

To son Edward, my watch.

Testator had been endeavoring for the 5 or 6 years to get up an institution to be called Washington Manual labor school and male orphan asylum. If it should go into operation, he desired the heirs of his creditors to have entered free in this school, six boys as pupils, to continue until of age.

Executor.: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, son Witnesses: Michael Nourse and Francis Lowndes

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