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James Greenleaf Papers: Book 75

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 List of Property and Houses of Morris and Nicholson at the Point (copied from notes I took by hand in 1989) #1 Square 504: three story 27 feet 9 inches front 37 feet deep; north side of P Street corner house at 4 1/2 and P Streets. The house fronting three ways has a pediment in each with a blank window and oval stone water pump and drain made. #2 Square 504: adjoining #1 on west side. No pediment; carpenters almost finished; no plaster or paint; kitchen wants floor. #3 Square 504: adjoining #2 on west side; not painted #4 Square 504: three story west of the 3rd on P Street; carpenter work almost done; lathing done, no plaster or paint; basement floor not laid; no drain from Historical Map of the City of Washington  #5 Square 503: 3rd west side of 4 1/2 street; south corner of alley extending to Greenleaf Alley. 151 1/ feet south of N Street; 27 feet 9 inches front, 37 feet deep; covered; some sash frames made; carpentry, paint and plaster and glazing not done. #6 Square 503...

Commissioners' Records

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  Chapter Five footnote #23     Blodget to Commrs. 5 December 1793;   Chapter Six footnote #5  Commrs. to Hallet, 25 & 26 June 1794.   chapter six footnote #26 Commrs to Blodget, 24 December 1793   Chapter Six footnote #23 GW to Commrs 5 May 1795   Chapter 6 footnote #24  Commrs to Simmonds  25 November 1794  Chapter 7 footnote #2 Commrs to Randolph  19 September 1794 & Randolph to Commrs. 2 October 1794   Chapter Eight footnote #1 Randolph to GW, 27 February 1795.   Chapter Eight footnote #3 Scott to Thornton, 4 March 1795   Chapter Eight footnote #38  Commrs to Randolph, 20 July 1795   Chapter Eight footnote #38   Chapter Nine footnote #25  Blagden to Commrs, 24, October 1796 Chapter Eleven footnote #2 Patrick Farrell to Commrs. 26 May 1797   Chapter Eleven footnote #6  Hadfield to Commrs, 3 January 1798   Chapter Eleven footnote #4   Chapter Twelve footnote ...

Speculators' Papers: Greenleaf, Morris, and Nicholson

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  Chapter six footnote #1 Greenleaf's Account with Commissioners   Chapter Seven footnote #5  Dalton to Greenleaf 20 May 1794      Chapter Seven footnote #8  Dalton to Greenleaf, 14 July 1794    Chapter 7 footnote 15 Cranch to his father 25 November 1794    Chapter 7 footnote #20 Cranch to his father 22 October 1794   Chapter 7 footnote #34 Cranch to father, 8 December 1794   Chapter Nine footnote #32 and 38   Hallet to Law 1796      Chapter Nine footnote #34 Morris to Lovering, 17 August 1795 Chapter Nine footnote #36 Hallet letter in Holland Land Company Papers         Chapter Nine footnote #38  Prentiss to Nicholson  29 February 1796         Chapter Nine footnote #40  Morris to Cranch April 12 and May 30, 1796;       Chapter Nine footnote #47    Morris to Nicholson 10 January 1797       Chapter Nine footnot...