Name

Lt Governor Smelt requests salary increase and garden allowance, reports volunteer corps strength

Description

Letter from Lieutenant Governor Charles Smelt to J. King (Home Office) dated 14 September 1805, requesting financial support for government house expenses, salary adjustment, and permission to establish a garden at the castle. Includes postscript listing Isle of Man volunteer and fencible corps strength (1,177 total). Administrative record of post-Revestment governance and military preparedness.

Date

14 September 1805

Place

Castletown

Bemahague

Isle of Man

London

Related To

Duke of York

James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl

John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl

Type

Financial Data

Collection

Crown Administration

Type

Administrative Correspondence

Date Created

1805-09-14

Creator

Charles Smelt, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

Audience

J. King, Home Office

Identifier

HO 98/66

Language

English