Peabody, Riggs & Co.

Scope and Contents note Contains general accounts including interest accounts, exchange accounts, bank accounts and investors' accounts. See pages 13-73 and 514-552 for entries for many other banks, page 193 for Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, pages 220-223 for William W. Corcoran, page 340 and 512-513 for Amos Kendall, pages 340 and 380 for Francis Scott Key, pages 376-377 and 385 for Peabody Riggs and Company, pages 394-399, 450 and 453 for Elisha Riggs, pages 399-401 for George Riggs, page 470 and 489 for Daniel...

Abstract This collection contains materials relating to the Riggs family, who founded or were connected to numerous Washington, DC banking institutions beginning in the mid-1800s. The materials in this collection include business ledgers, correspondence, and personal belongings related to various members of the Riggs family. These materials date from the early 1800s to 1950. Specific members of the Riggs family represented in this collection include: Elisha Riggs (New York merchant & Georgetown...