Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Richmond (Va.) Reel 999

Preferred Citation

Manchester (Va.) Delinquent Tax Book, 1895-1913. Richmond (Va.) Reel 999, Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This original volume came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from the City of Richmond.

Reel 999 was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Program.

Historical Information

Manchester was established as a town by the General Assembly in November 1769. According to this act, "the honorable William Byrd hath lately laid out a parcel of his lands at Rocky Ridge, at the falls of the James River, in the county of Chesterfield, in lots and streets for a town." Directors and trustees were appointed and the town was named Manchester. The town was incorporated on February 27, 1834. On March 20, 1874, a city charter was approved by the General Assembly and the city was divided into 4 wards. Three members from each ward served on the City Council, the main governing body of the city along with the mayor. On April 15, 1910, the city of Manchester was officially annexed to the City of Richmond with the provisos that a free bridge would be constructed to connect Manchester with Richmond and that Manchester would retain a courthouse. Today the area is also known as South Richmond. The town of Manchester was named probably for Manchester Parish in Chesterfield County. The parish in turn was named either for George Montague, fourth duke of Manchester, or for the town of Manchester, England.

Scope and Content

Manchester (Va.) Delinquent Tax Book, 1895-1913, contains information on specific individuals, businesses, estates related to the city's collection of delinquent taxes from 1877-1909. In 1874, the city charter provided for the collection of these taxes. The collection of these taxes relate to personal and real property with the implementation of city, school, paving and sewer taxes. Essentially, the collector filled out a printed form which included the year, tax, penalty and interest. The month, the date and the specific party were added by the collector. When the City of Manchester was annexed to the City of Richmond in 1910, this volume became part of the Richmond's Department of Finance records.

Related Material

Additional Richmond (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia City and County Records on Microfilm"

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court.
• Richmond (Va.) Department of Finance.

Subjects:

• Municipal government--Virginia--Manchester.
• Personal property--Virginia--Manchester.
• Public records--Virginia--Manchester.
• Real property--Virginia--Manchester.
• Tax collection--Virginia--Manchester.
• Taxation--Virginia--Manchester.

Geographical Names:

• Manchester (Va.)--History.
• Richmond (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Manchester.
• Tax records--Virginia--Manchester.

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