Petition objecting to the appointment of the Duke of Athol as Governor due to conflicting interests
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- Name
- Petition objecting to the appointment of the Duke of Athol as Governor due to conflicting interests
- Description
- A petition from representatives of the Isle of Man (likely the House of Keys) objecting to the appointment of the Duke of Athol as Chief Magistrate/Governor. The document argues that his private interests as Duke conflict with his public duties, creating disputes over land claims across the island and imposing financial burdens on the petitioners to resolve grievances.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_143516.md
- img:20260219_143516.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- House of Keys (Petitioners)
- Audience
- His Majesty (King in Council)
- Provenance
- This is a fragment (page 14) of a longer petition; beginning and end are incomplete.
- Language
- English