Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The Nidiffer Collection consists of 741 documents, about 600 of which are deeds, all concerning transactions in Washington City and County and Georgetown, all in the District of Columbia between 1817 and 1886. The documents are arranged chronologically one to a folder in 8 boxes.* * * * * * *The Nidiffer Collection contains an interesting documentary account of personal and family business transactions in the District of Columbia in the nineteenth century. About 600...

Scope and Contents Contains backward photograph of 1774 record of sale of piece of land by Reuben Haines and wife; TMs copy of record of 1874 sale of Lebanon County Cold Spring Township tract by William Lerch to St. Joseph's College, followed by TMs copy of 1880 record of St. Joseph's sale of same tract to the City of Harrisburg. Also includes large color picture of interior of Church of the Gesu plus newsclipping on 1939 discovery in Church of the Gesu of painting stolen from 1893 Columbian Exhibition....