Block 483, 1858-1915, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 483, the parameters being N. 14th Street, Princess Street, N. 15th Street, and Market Street. These documents include envelopes, plat drawings, single sheets of notes, newspaper clippings, mortgage certificates, deeds, indentures, and court documents. Names of specific people mentioned in these records include W. M. Cumming, W. E. Davis, E. T. Hancock, Hiram Merritt, J. H Berry, Sybil Hancock, D. B. Cutlar, Henry Green, George Allen, Abel Walker, Annie Jane Hunter, F. W. Kerchner, S. H. Manning, Charles Henry Brown, B. B. Price, J. H. Atkin, Mary Atkin, S. Van Amringe, Joseph Schad, George Honnet, Henry Green, Joseph H. Jones, Jacob S. Allen, B. G. Worth, J. Henry Price, and William A. McGowan. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1858, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1895, and 1915, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.