Lt Governor Smelt to Lord Sidmouth: Rebuilding the House of Keys, Castle Rushen
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ho68174j_2.txt
- Name
- Lt Governor Smelt to Lord Sidmouth: Rebuilding the House of Keys, Castle Rushen
- Description
- Letter from Lieutenant Governor Smelt to Lord Viscount Sidmouth reporting on the ruinous state of the House of Keys assembly building and requesting approval for its rebuilding. Includes architectural plans and detailed cost estimate (£1,039 10s) prepared by Thomas Brine, Clerk of Works. Demonstrates post-Revestment governance infrastructure and the condition of Manx parliamentary institutions in the early 19th century.
- Date
- 18 April 1817
- Related To
- Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1817-04-18
- Creator
- Lieutenant Governor Smelt, Castle Rushen, Isle of Man
- Audience
- The Right Honourable Lord Viscount Sidmouth (Home Secretary)
- Identifier
- HO 98/68
- Language
- English