Treasury proposal to treat for purchase of Isle of Man to prevent illicit trade
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Treasury proposal to treat for purchase of Isle of Man to prevent illicit trade
- Description
- A letter from the Treasury to an unnamed Grace (likely the Duke of Atholl) proposing negotiations for the purchase of the Isle of Man or rights therein, to suppress smuggling and illicit commerce. The letter references parliamentary inquiry and legal authority under the 12th of George I, and requests the recipient to submit proposals for sale.
- Date
- 25th July 1764
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- George Grenville
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_141801.md
- img:20260219_141801.jpg
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-07-25
- Creator
- My Lord Treasury Chambers (George Grenville, John Turner, James Harris)
- Audience
- Your Grace (unnamed, likely Duke of Atholl)
- Contributor
- George Grenville
- John Turner
- James Harris
- Identifier
- MS 09707|6|330|iii AP 42B-5
- Provenance
- Some characters appear abbreviated with superscript notation (e.g., '25.^th', 'serv^ts'). Minor spacing issue in 'whichis' (should be 'which is').
- Language
- English