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Creator
Cranch, William, 1769-1855
Call number
MssCol 4262
Physical description
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Preferred Citation
William Cranch papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
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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

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Custodial history

Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.

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Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328