Block 489, 1886-1899, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 489, the parameters being S. 16th Street, Market Street, S. 17th Street, and Dock Street. These documents include envelopes, plat drawings, single sheets of notes, correspondence, mortgage certificates, deeds, Mechanics' Home Association documents, newspaper clippings, indentures, and tax documents. Names of specific people mentioned in these records include W. P. Canaday, James Watkins, S. P. Collier, Walker Taylor, M. Bellamy, Valeria McGinney, Harriet Bellamy, W. A. McGowan, Maud A. McGowan, James Walker, Virginia Hall, J. E. Sampson, J. H. Boatwright, J. H. Hanby, Joseph Walker, Mary A. Bell, George Darden, W. A. Wright, and John D. Bellamy. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1894, and 1899, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.