Riggs, Elisha

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The collection consists of two documents related to the history of Corcoran and Riggs a predecessor of Riggs Bank. These documents are dated from 1840-48.

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See pages 152 for Dudley, 153 for Cranch, 246-247 for Brent, 248-249 for Blagden, 483 for Riggs, 640-641 for Young.

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Discount book with the following columns: discounters, drawers, endorsers, date, time, number, time due, sum offered, sum discounted, discount, net proceeds.

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Columns include date deposited, depositor, drawers, endorsers, payers, date, time, time due, amount.

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Organized by discounter. Fields include date, endorser, number, time due, amt. due, amt. paid and time paid.

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Drawer is listed at heading, includes date, endorser, number, time due, sum due, sum paid, and time paid. Loose items in folder inside box.

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...

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Stored with corresponding index.

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Includes stock accounts of Elisha Riggs, loan accounts, and deposit accounts of other banks. Stored with corresponding index.

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Includes accounts of stockholders, interest account, profit and loss, bills receivable. Stored with corresponding index. See pages 247 and 249 for Ole Bull.

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General ledger with accounts of banks and other depositors listed. Also includes interest accounts, commission accounts. Stored with corresponding index.

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Stored with corresponding index.

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Stored with corresponding ledger.

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Loose items in folder inside box.

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Stored with corresponding index. See page 57 for Lincoln, 464-467 for E. Riggs and 476-477 for G. W. Riggs. See Riggs & Co. daybook, 1860-1862, for daybook entries for this ledger.

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Includes reference to Army and Navy pensions. Stored with corresponding index.

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Stored with corresponding index. See pages 451 for E. Riggs, 452-458, 474-475, 498, 504 and 507-508 and 514 and 520 for G. W. Riggs, 475 for R. Riggs, 629 for Stanton and 922 for Wormley.

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This general ledger includes expense accounts, estate of E. Riggs and banks. Stored with corresponding index.

Abstract Collection consists of the records of Riggs Bank (1896-2005) and its predecessor institutions, Riggs & Co. and Corcoran and Riggs. It also contains records from banks that Riggs acquired or merged with during the early to mid-twentieth century: Central Savings Bank/Hamilton Savings Bank, Northwest Savings Bank, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, Washington Loan and Trust, Lincoln National Bank, and the National Bank of Washington. The collection includes records of the accounts of...

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...

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Arranged by stockholder name. Under each stockholder is listed the stocks purchased and sold (with names of from/to whom) with date. Clement Smith is listed as cashier demonstrating this is a Farmers and Mechanics ledger.