Earl of Halifax to Treasury: Two Troops Light Dragoons and Queen's Royal Regiment ordered to Isle of Man · Revestment 1765

Name: Earl of Halifax to Treasury: Two Troops Light Dragoons and Queen's Royal Regiment ordered to Isle of Man
Description: Official correspondence from Edward Sedgwick (on behalf of the Earl of Halifax) to Charles Jenkinson at the Treasury, reporting that His Majesty has ordered the dispatch of two troops of Light Dragoons under Colonel John Hale and the Second (Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot to the Isle of Man. The letter confirms orders issued to the Lord Justices of Ireland on 4 June 1765 for immediate embarkation. This document is directly relevant to the Revestment project as it shows the Crown's military response in the period immediately preceding the formal purchase of sovereignty from the Duke of Atholl.
Date: 11 June 1765
Place: Isle of Man; Ireland
Related To: Earl of Halifax
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship; Crown Administration
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1765-06-11
Creator: Edward Sedgwick (on behalf of the Earl of Halifax, Secretary of State)
Audience: Charles Jenkinson Esq. (Treasury)
Identifier: T 1/451/13
Language: English