Response regarding Isle of Man governance and proposals for sale or acquisition
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- Sources
- Name
- Response regarding Isle of Man governance and proposals for sale or acquisition
- Description
- Fragment of correspondence discussing the history of government attempts to acquire the Isle of Man during the administrations of Sir Robert Walpole, Henry Pelham, and the Duke of Newcastle. The writer (the Duke of Athol, current possessor) declines to propose a sale price but expresses willingness to receive offers, noting the island's considerable value for both honour and profit.
- Type
- Financial Data
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_141919.md
- img:20260219_141919.jpg
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Creator
- Athole [Duke of Athol]
- Audience
- My Lords (addressed to unnamed Lords)
- Contributor
- Athole
- Provenance
- Fragment of a larger document; beginning and end are truncated.
- Language
- English