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Preferred Citation:

J. Frank Mancha's New Colony Advertisement, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

purchase

Biographical Information:

J. Frank Mancha advertised to begin a new town in Surry County, Virginia called Claremont in 1887. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Single sheet, two page advertisement for land for sale in Surry County, Virginia, known as South Claremont and an extension of Claremont Colony.  Advertisement dated June 1887, Number 33, and published in Raymond, Surry County, Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Broadsides
• Land speculation--Virginia--19th century
• South Claremont (Surry County, Va.)
• Surry County (Va.)--History--19th century