Galphin Affair

Crawford at the time was working as a part of President Zachary Taylor's cabinet.

Georgia's Governor, George Crawford, took up the case helping the Galphin family fight for their estate, under the agreement to keep 50% of the claim for himself.

During his last days in office as Governor, the claim went through Congress and went almost completely unnoticed it passed into law.

He brought up the case to United States Attorney General Reverdy Johnson and Secretary of the Treasury William Meredith.

This led to Crawford's resignation and though the public demanded an investigation, there never was a punishment for the Secretary of War or his allies.