Block 82, 1873-1896, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 82, the parameters being S. Tenth Street, Castle Street, S. Eleventh Street, and Queen Street. These documents include envelopes, plat drawings, single sheets of notes, correspondence, mortgage certificates, deeds, Mechanics' Home Association documents, indenture documents, and newspaper clippings. Names of specific people mentioned in these records include E. D. Hall, W. P. Canaday, Alexander, Alex McIntire, A. J. Marshall, J. H. Weil, A. C. Wessell, Andrew Buggans, Lena Wessell, Augustus Stewart, R. Moore, Joseph Ricker, Rusella Williams, Addison G. Richard, Hampton Sanders, Charlotte A. Sanders, Robert W. Sanders, Sarah Ann Denton, and Daniel L. Russell. Other entities mentioned in these records include Bankers Pen Company. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Also includes correspondence with E. T. Boykin of the Democratic Executive Committee about petitioning to appoint Roger Moore and W. F. Alexander as county commissioner in 1896. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1873, 1877, 1886, 1888, 1891, 1892, and 1896, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.