Block 185, 1865-1919, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 185, the parameters being N. Eighth Street, Chestnut Street, N. Ninth Street, and Princess Street. These documents include envelopes, plat drawings, single sheets of notes, correspondence, mortgage certificates, deeds, Mechanics' Home Association documents, newspaper clippings, and indentures. Names of specific people mentioned in these records include Furning J. Gooding, L. H. LeQuin, D. L. Gore, J. L. Jordan, M. F. Croom, E. B. MdDuffie, Cornellius Harnett, Lida J. Gilbert, Katie Sheehan, William Sheehan, Charles D. Gilbert, Annie L. Jordan, J. C. Kendall, Bessie T. Kenndall, Lilly, N. B. Rankin, Hargrove, Alex Hewlett, Thomas W. Hawkins, H. B. Willis, Jerry King, J. E. Boylan, Alfred Hargrave, James N. Macomber, Jewett, Frank Lahna, R. A. Montgomery, W. C. Craft, Jennie C. Craft, Charles D. Gilbert, Fitzgerald, Sarah L. Whiteman, John H. Whiteman Jr., Morriss Parker, Freeman, E. L. Sleeper, A. Ricaud, R. H. Berry, and Victor C. Berry. Other entities mentioned in these records include Legwin Print Company, J. L. Morrison Company, and Harper Place. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1865, 1883, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, and 1919, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.