Found 1 collection related to Real property -- Washington (D.C.)

The papers consist of correspondence and legal papers belonging to American lawyer and jurist William Cranch. Correspondence dates from 1794 to 1831, with much of it relating to his real estate and land speculation activities and resultant financial troubles. Correspondents include Tench Ringgold, James Greenleaf, and Daniel Carroll of Duddington. Legal papers mainly document Cranch's work on behalf of Robert Morris (1796-1797) and James Greenleaf (1796-1842), also relating to issues of real property less