The Case of the Inhabitants of the Isle of Man (1765)
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- Name
- The Case of the Inhabitants of the Isle of Man (1765)
- Description
- A formal petition/memorial presented by the Inhabitants of the Isle of Man to Parliament in February 1765, arguing against the loss of their ancient constitutional rights and trading privileges following the Crown's purchase of sovereignty from the Duke of Atholl. The document traces Manx constitutional history, details the progression of restrictive Parliamentary acts (1710-1765), and pleads for relief from the devastating 1765 Act that effectively closed the island's profitable smuggling-based trade.
- Date
- 19 February 1765
- Place
- Westminster
- Tynwald Hill
- Isle of Man
- Ireland
- Scotland
- London
- Great Britain
- Liverpool
- France
- Dublin
- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Holland
- Spain
- Related To
- Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
- King James I
- Queen Elizabeth I
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Type
- Financial Data
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1765-02-19
- Creator
- The Inhabitants of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- Parliament of Great Britain; Lords of the Treasury
- Identifier
- T 1/460/87-95
- Language
- English