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Lozano Dry Goods Co., 3101 M Street NW, Fire Court Case

 Collection
Identifier: PBY017

Scope and Contents

- Lozano Dry Goods Co.; listing of inventory stock and fixtures lost in December 24, 1897 fire.

-Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, The Lozano Dry Goods Company vs. The Albany Insurance Company, September 3, 1897

- Wolf and Rosenberg, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 507 E Street, NW, Washington, DC; case records folder containing correspondence from January 1898.

- Wolf and Rosenberg, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 507 E Street, NW, Washington, DC; case records folder containing correspondence from January 3, 1898 to May 9, 1898.

Dates

  • Creation: 1897 - 1898

Creator

Biographical / Historical

On December 24, 1897 a fire destroyed the Lozano Dry Goods Company, located at 3101 M Street, NW and 1208, 1210, 1212, and 1214 31st Street, NW. A subsequent lawsuit was filed by the company against six fire insurance companies* to recover various dollar amounts of insurance granted by the companies for the loss of stock and fixtures. *Albany Fire Insurance Company of New York, $2,000 Citizens’ Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, $2,000 German Alliance Insurance Company and the German American Insurance Company of New York, $2,500 Hartford Fire Insurance Company of Connecticut, $2,500 Manchester Fire Assurance Company of England, $2,500 Western Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, $2,500 No documentation is included in this collection that reveals the result of the lawsuit.

Extent

2 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection appears to have been donated by Mrs. Howard (Hannah) Cayton, 3069 Canal Street, NW, during the tenure of Peabody Room “curator” Mathilde Williams (1950-1978).

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. It was accessioned by the Library, and was placed in archival containers upon its receipt. A descriptive container listing was created to facilitate access.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the The Peabody Room at Georgetown Neighborhood Library Repository

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