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Markets -- North Carolina -- Durham -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Durham City Market Stall Renters bonds

 Collection
Identifier: NCC-0039
Scope and Contents

This collection includes bonds for renting stalls to sell meat, fish, and agricultural products throughout Durham. The bonds bear signatures -- sometimes an “x” for illiterate persons -- of individuals renting stalls and date from 1886 and 1921. Stall renters included both whites and African Americans, although the race of individuals is not provided in the records.

Dates: 1886 - 1921