Legal papers on the estate of Henry Ledyard, 1880-1902.

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Legal papers on the estate of Henry Ledyard, 1880-1902.

Contains ledgers of accounts with individuals and organizations regarding the Henry Ledyard estate and its investments in property, stocks and bonds; letterpress books kept by Lewis Cass Ledyard, executor of his father's estate, contain lengthy correspondence with his mother about her expenditures and quarrels over control of the estate; a check book of deposits by Matilda Ledyard to the estate's bank account; and other various papers.

11 v. and 2 boxes ;

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, Ledyard received the B.A. degree from Harvard College and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1875. He began the practice of law in New York City with the firm of Scudder & Carter, later Carter, Ledyard & Milburn. His father, Henry Ledyard, was a graduate of Columbia College (1830), lawyer, diplomat, and Mayor of Detroit. His mother, Matilda Frances Cass, was the daughter of General Lewis Cass, first governor of the Michigan Territory. From the des...