Petition for Remission of John Bean Hannay's Transportation Sentence, 1817 · Revestment 1765

Name: Petition for Remission of John Bean Hannay's Transportation Sentence, 1817
Description: Two related petitions from J.F. Cosnahan to the Duke of Atholl seeking intercession with the Prince Regent for remission of transportation sentence imposed on Manxman John Bean Hannay, convicted under Slave Trade Abolition Acts. Provides biographical detail on Hannay's circumstances and family hardship, including the recent death of his brother Alexander, master of the Horatio. Post-Revestment document illustrating Manx social connections and the Duke's residual influence.
Date: 19 March 1817
Place: Onchan; Douglas; Liverpool; Isle of Man
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th 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 108-40, AP 108-41
Language: English