Petition to Duke of Atholl for remission of John Bean Hannay's transportation sentence (1817)
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AP_108_2nd_-40_41.txt
- Name
- Petition to Duke of Atholl for remission of John Bean Hannay's transportation sentence (1817)
- Description
- A two-part petition from J. F. Cosnahan to the Duke of Atholl dated March 1817, seeking intercession with the Prince Regent for remission of John Bean Hannay's seven-year transportation sentence for violation of slave trade abolition acts. Hannay, a young Manxman, had assisted in transporting slaves whilst serving as mate and later captain of a vessel. The petition emphasizes his youth, inadvertence, and family hardship (widowed mother with six daughters; loss of his brother at sea). A second letter follows, noting plans for a petition signed by Liverpool merchants. Includes genealogical and contextual annotations identifying the Hannay family and related individuals.
- Date
- 19 March 1817
- Related To
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1817-03-19
- Creator
- J. F. Cosnahan, 3 Oxford Court, Cannon Street
- Audience
- The Duke of Atholl
- Identifier
- AP_108(2nd)-40/41
- Language
- English