Treasury offer to purchase Isle of Man rights to suppress illicit trade
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Treasury offer to purchase Isle of Man rights to suppress illicit trade
- Description
- Official letter from the Treasury to the Duke of Atholl (or similar noble with rights in Man) proposing to purchase the Isle of Man or rights therein under powers granted by Act 12 of George I. The letter addresses the problem of illegal commerce between Man and other British dominions, requests a formal proposal with valuation, and threatens alternative action if the Duke refuses to negotiate.
- Date
- 25 July 1764
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- George Grenville
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_141749.md
- img:20260219_141749.jpg
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-07-25
- Creator
- Treasury Chambers (George Grenville, John Turner, James Harris)
- Audience
- Your Grace (addressee with property/rights in Isle of Man)
- Contributor
- George Grenville
- John Turner
- James Harris
- Identifier
- MS 09707|6|330|i; AP 42B-3
- Language
- English