# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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**Transcribed:** 2026-02-25 19:26  
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knew nothing of the Isle of Mann of
Thiefdom insert on the Whole being given
up, and then for your family to make
Reservations by which means I should
be beside that all was used as the
Cause that could be required for the
Suppression of Smuggling which was
the Object — The Duke however being
wholly Ignorant of the nature of
his Estate and his Confidential Servants
being unfaithful He did not know
how ~~his~~ fortunate ~~the~~ ~~reservations~~ ~~that~~
~~nor~~ to render them secure of trade
the respect of retaining sufficient
Powers to enforce the Reserved Rights
or in fact knowing precisely what
to retain — and though all the ~~Names~~
~~the bought forward~~ [above line: same]
were given ~~be~~ his favour by the first
Lawyers he consulted and subsequently
by the Commissioners of Inquiry in 1791
all and every of them remain undeceived
to the present Hour — while the
Feeling of Compotency with which
(uniformed or rather deceived) and
Deluded by His Confidential Servants
in the Isle) He had acted so embittered
the remaining years of his Life as
gradually to bring on a Brain Fever
to which He fell a Victim at the
early Age of 45 and His feelings
were so ~~strong~~ [above line: irritable] even on the Natives
of the Isle of Mann that it was
Strongly Impressed on me when
a Boy By my Mother and both
my Uncles not to mention the
~~Isle of~~ ~~Mann~~ in my Fathers Presence