Duke of Atholl letter to Lord Mansfield on Isle of Man sale to Crown, August 1764
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AP_42B-6_2.txt
- Name
- Duke of Atholl letter to Lord Mansfield on Isle of Man sale to Crown, August 1764
- Description
- Personal letter from the Duke of Atholl to Lord Mansfield (Lord Chief Justice) seeking legal and strategic advice on the impending sale of the Isle of Man to the British Crown. The Duke outlines the island's economic value, recent revenue figures (£43,934 over six years), potential for customs duty increases, and manufactures development, while arguing for delay in the sale. References earlier correspondence from 1759 between the previous Duke and the Duke of Newcastle.
- Date
- 7 August 1764
- Related To
- Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl
- Lord Mansfield
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-08-07
- Creator
- Duke of Atholl (James Murray, 2nd Duke)
- Audience
- Lord Mansfield (William Murray, Lord Chief Justice)
- Identifier
- AP 42B-6
- Language
- English