Governor John Wood questions Revenue Officers' authority to issue orders without gubernatorial consent
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T_1_475_280_2.txt
- Name
- Governor John Wood questions Revenue Officers' authority to issue orders without gubernatorial consent
- Description
- Letter from Governor John Wood to the Treasury (dated 27 June 1770, read 5 July 1770) objecting to the Customs Office in London directing Revenue Officers on the Isle of Man to issue orders to civil and military officers without the Governor's knowledge or consent. The letter was prompted by a duplicate notice regarding precautions against plague vessels. It illustrates tensions between Treasury/Revenue authority and gubernatorial sovereignty on the Island.
- Date
- 27 June 1770
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1770-06-27
- Creator
- John Wood, Governor of Isle of Man
- Audience
- The Treasury/Lord [addressee not specified]
- Identifier
- T 1/475/280
- Language
- English