Petition for relief for Isle of Man inhabitants, parity with Guernsey and Jersey
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- Sources
- Name
- Petition for relief for Isle of Man inhabitants, parity with Guernsey and Jersey
- Description
- This is a petition to an authority (likely the Crown or Parliament) requesting that the people and inhabitants of the Isle of Man be placed on equal footing with the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, or receive such other relief as deemed beneficial to the state and welfare of the Isle. The petition was signed at a meeting in Castletown on 8th January 1771.
- Date
- 8th January 1771
- Related To
- William Qualtrough
- George Moore
- Hugh Cosnahan
- Philip Moore
- Thomas Moore (deputation)
- Major John Taubman
- Richard Tyldesley
- William Callow
- Thomas Radcliffe
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_144526.md
- img:20260219_144526.jpg
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1771-01-08
- Creator
- The People and Inhabitants of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- His Excellency (the Governor or Crown authority)
- Contributor
- Richard Tyldesley
- Thomas Moore
- William Callow
- Hugh Cosnahan
- George Moore
- John Taubman
- Richard Ambrose Stevenson
- Thomas Fargher
- John Caesar
- Philip Moore
- Thomas Radcliffe
- William Stevenson
- William Qualtrough
- William Calbon
- Provenance
- Document appears to be a fragment showing the closing section and signature block. Some abbreviated names and contractions used throughout (e.g., 'W^m' for William, 'Th^os' for Thomas, 'Rich^d' for Richard).
- Language
- English