# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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**Transcribed:** 2026-02-25 19:26  
**Method:** Automated (Claude Batch API — claude-opus-4-6)

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M^r Curwen stated to the
Duke of Atholl that he had no
hostile inclination towards M^r.
Clarke: On the contrary, that all
that he wished was to see an
adequate Salary, such as might
render his Residence constant, and
no use for an ~~Acting~~ Attorney Gen^l.
who, by being a Manxman, might
be partial, or not do justice. —
Such an Objection never occurred
before, though previous to the
Revestment, none but Manxmen
had enjoyed that Office.
For the last thirty years there
has always been an acting Attorney
general: — at first by Warrant
from the Attorney General himself.
But solid objections having
arisen

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