Beautifully engraved check from the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown, D.C. issued in 1858-1861. This historic document is over 141 years old. The Farmers & Mcechanics Branch of Riggs dates back to 1814 when it was founded by a group of prominent Georgetown businessmen, among whose directors were George C. Washington (nephew of George Washington) and Romulus Riggs (uncle of George W. Riggs partner of Corcoran & Riggs, the predecessors of Riggs National Bank) The bank was nationalized as the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank of Georgetown fifty-eight years later, in 1872. The bank conducted its business at 31st and M Streets, N.W., until 1922, when it moved to its present location. In 1927, it opened a branch at Wisconsin Avenue and Warren St., N.W., which since has become Riggs' Friendship Branch. The bank merged with Riggs in December, 1928.
Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown, D.C. 1858-1861
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