Governor Wood's appeal for salary arrears payment, 14 March 1772
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T_1_494_236.txt
- Name
- Governor Wood's appeal for salary arrears payment, 14 March 1772
- Description
- Two letters from Governor John Wood to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and to an unnamed Lord, requesting payment of £1,300+ in accumulated salary arrears and drawing a bill for £1,000 to meet expenses. The document reveals post-Revestment financial difficulties, the absence of Receiver General Lutwidge from the island, and systemic failures in the payment of civil officers. A related warrant from March 1768 is also included.
- Date
- 14 March 1772
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1772-03-14
- Creator
- John Wood, Governor of Isle of Man
- Audience
- The Right Honorable Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury; unnamed Lord
- Identifier
- T 1/494/236; T 1/493/180
- Language
- English