Series III. Richard Manning (1731-1811) Papers consists of personal papers and records created while he was Justice of the Peace. Subseries A. Personal Papers includes some papers of Manning's time as a ship captain, a deed, notes payable, and his estate papers. Subseries B. Justice of the Peace Papers contains papers that were created before Manning became a Justice of the Peace; these must have been passed down to him. Many of them were signed by John Higginson, Registrar in Essex County at the time. This subseries also contains legal papers, deeds, wills, financial documents, and estate papers.