Lt Governor Smelt's letter to Under Secretary Beckett regarding Duke of Atholl complaints, 1813
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- Name
- Lt Governor Smelt's letter to Under Secretary Beckett regarding Duke of Atholl complaints, 1813
- Description
- Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Governor Smelt to Under Secretary of State Beckett responding to complaints and accusations made by the Duke of Atholl to Home Secretary Sidmouth. The letter addresses disputes over the Government House at Castle Rushen, including its repair, occupation, access, and the constitutional position of the Lieutenant Governor versus the Duke's residual claims. The correspondence illuminates post-Revestment tensions between Crown authority and the Duke's lingering interests on the Isle of Man.
- Date
- 17 May 1813
- Related To
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Governor Mark Hildesley Smith
- Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth
- Type
- Financial Data
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- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1813-05-17
- Creator
- Lieutenant Governor Charles Smelt
- Audience
- Under Secretary of State Beckett (Home Office)
- Identifier
- HO 98/68
- Language
- English