Block 192, 1885-1912, undated

Contains materials pertaining to real estate transactions of Wilmington’s Block 192, the parameters being N. Second Street, Grace Street, N. Third Street, and Chestnut 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 August F. Sellers, I. L. Holmes, T. B. Lyman, W. B. Giles, Henry H. Smith, James Sprunt, J. Fernberger, B. G. Worth, J. L. Holmes, Peders, E. J. Padrick, Horatio Davis, William E. Springer, M. M. Dickson, Anna E. Davis, Almera Lazarus, N. N. Nixon, John Conner, and Francis M. Wooten. This list is not conclusive, as many records are incomplete or illegible. Specific dates mentioned in these records include 1885 and 1912, although the bulk of the materials are undated and likely range from the 1870s to 1920.