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The parish in turn was named either for George Montague, fourth duke of Manchester, or for the town of Manchester, England.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eManchester (Va.) Land Record Book, 1867-1909.  Richmond (Va.) Reel 999, Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records.  The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Manchester (Va.) Land Record Book, 1867-1909.  Richmond (Va.) Reel 999, Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records.  The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional Richmond City Land Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/local_rec/index.htm\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\"\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA wonderful history of Manchester \"Old Manchester and Its Environs, 1769-1910\" was published in 1993 by noted local historian, Benjamin B. Weisiger III.  The volume is found in the Library of Virginia's book collection.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n","Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Richmond City Land Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\"","A wonderful history of Manchester \"Old Manchester and Its Environs, 1769-1910\" was published in 1993 by noted local historian, Benjamin B. Weisiger III.  The volume is found in the Library of Virginia's book collection.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eManchester (Va.) Land Record Book, 1867-1909, is described within the volume itself as follows: \"wherein all deeds, conveyances, leases, contracts, etc. relating to or setting forth the action of the Board of Trustees of said Town with regard to the real estate, streets or other property of said Town to be preserved for the convenience and information of said Board of Trustees.\" The volume primarily notes identures and deeds of lease between individuals and companies. There are a couple of loose papers found at the end of the volume dating from 1884 and 1899. A partial index is found at the beginning of the volume.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Manchester (Va.) 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