Name

Calendar list of papers HO 98/68 (1813-1817): Isle of Man correspondence

Description

A comprehensive calendar/finding aid to 303 documents in Home Office file HO 98/68, covering 1813-1817 correspondence between the Duke of Atholl (Governor-in-Chief), Cornelius Smelt (Lieutenant Governor), James Clarke (Attorney General), Lord Sidmouth (Home Secretary), and other officials regarding Isle of Man administration. Topics include constitutional disputes over gubernatorial powers, legal opinions on the Duke's residual rights, appointments to office, public buildings and fortifications, smuggling cases (esp. Robert Quilliam), volunteer corps organisation, and relations between London and the Island authorities. Directly relevant to the Revestment project's coverage of post-1765 constitutional tensions and administrative practice.

Place

Westminster

Douglas

Castletown

Peel

Ramsey

Castle Rushen

Isle of Man

London

Liverpool

Related To

Thomas Gawne

Major John Taubman

James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl

James Clarke

John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl

John Christian

Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth

Type

Financial Data

Type

Parliamentary Record

Identifier

HO 98/68

Language

English