Block 218, 1892-1906, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 218, the parameters being N. Front Street, Red Cross Street, N. Second Street, and Walnut Street. These documents include envelopes, plat drawings, single sheets of notes, correspondence, mortgage certificates, deeds, Mechanics' Home Association documents, newspaper clippings, indentures, and court documents. Names of specific people mentioned in these records include R. L. Moore, Anna Parsley Savage, Henry R. Savage, Alex McRae, Ludwig Hansen, A. M. Hansen, Isabella Allen, Thomas H. Howey, D. L. Gore, John Northrope, W. A. Cumming, Sarah L. Nutt,, M. E. McFarlane, J. W. Norwood, Lillie C. Norwood, Stella Thompson, Cornelius E. Grant, George Davis, Sol Bear, and Marianna Cutlar. Other entities mentioned in these records include Grace Methodist Church. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1892, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, and 1906, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.