Office of Riggs & Company receipts and drafts, 1863-1864.
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In 1836 William Wilson Corcoran opens a note brokerage house; 1837 businessmen from New York and abroad, including former neighbor Elisha Riggs, shield the Corcoran brokerage house from collapse during the economic panic; 1840 Corcoran and George Washington Riggs, Elisha's son, form Corcoran & Riggs, a partnership that offers depository and checking services; 1844 The U.S. government selects Corcoran & Riggs as the sole federal depository in Washington; 1854 Corcoran retires and George W...